Recipe

Crawfish Manicotti Recipe

	Omrebel / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago This is a favorite of friends and family. It takes a while to make but grab a bottle of wine and go for it. You won't be sorry. Prep:90m Cook:40m Servings:8	Omrebel
	cajun crawfish pasta manicotti

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Ingredients

Sauce:

4 T butter

2 cups milk

2 bunches green onions, chopped

½ cup white wine

4 T parsley

4 T tomato paste

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 lemon, juiced

¼ cup brandy

1 T worchestershire

8 T butter

4 cups crawfish or shrimp

6 T flour salt, pepper, hot sauce to taste

2 cups cream

1 package manicotti

Stuffing:

1 stick butter

1 ½ cups onions, chopped

1 bunch green onions, chopped

2 bay leaves

1 cup celery, chopped

1 t thyme

1 cup peppers, chopped

4 cups crawfish or shrimp, finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

4 T parsley

2 cups bread crumbs

1 lemon, juiced salt, pepper, hot sauce to taste

1 egg

Directions

For the sauce:

Melt 4 T butter and saute green onions, parsley and garlic until onions are wilted. Add the seafood and let all fry until sizzling hot. Heat a small pot and pour in the brandy. Remove the seafood from heat, ignite the brandy and stir into the seafood mixture stirring until the flames go out. Set aside.

In another pot, melt 8 T butter then add flour and let cook on low heat until flour is cooked stirring often. Add the cream, milk and tomato paste and stir constantly until sauce comes to a boil and starts to thicken. Add the wine, lemon juice worchestershire and seasonings.

Combine both pans and simmer for a few minutes. Thin out with more milk if necessary.

For the stuffing:

Melt the butter and fry onions, green onions, celery, peppers, garlic and parsley until wilted. Add seafood, lemon juice, bay leaves and thyme. Let all this cook for 10-15 minutes until vegetables are cooked. Add bread crumbs, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Cook for 10 minutes stirring often. Add egg and mix well.

Stuff manicotti carefully and lay in baking dish. Pour sauce over manicotti and bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Spoon any remaining sauce over manicotti when served.

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Comments

momo_55grandma 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Never eaten much crawfish but my daughter my like it Ill give it to her Thanks

dixiediner 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Living in Louisiana we love, love, love crawfish. I'll be making this asap. Thanks for sharing.

betty_boop 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I was searching for a Manicotti recipe but when I saw this one! OMG!! My Cajun family will really like it......You made this Louisiana Lady happy! great post!

betty_boop 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
High 5 to ya!

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