Medium African Condiment Soup

Crawfish Etouffee

Name: Crawfish Etouffee
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 58 min
Total time: 81 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons butter; 5 tablespoons flour; 1 yellow onion , chopped; 1 green bell pepper , chopped; 2 stalks celery , chopped; 4 cloves garlic , chopped; 2 tablespoons ajun seasoning , divided, or to taste; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper , optional; 2 cups fish stock; salt and ground black pepper to taste; crawfish tail meat

Total Time

1h 21m

23m prep · 58m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

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Difficulty

Medium

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This traditional Cajun stew gets its flavor from what is known as the Trinity–onion, green bell pepper, and celery–and the rich spices used to create Cajun seasoning. It's similar to gumbo but with a thicker, gravy-type base. Serve over rice to make a complete meal.

Ingredients

5 tablespoons butter
5 tablespoons flour
1 yellow onion , chopped
1 green bell pepper , chopped
2 stalks celery , chopped
4 cloves garlic , chopped
2 tablespoons ajun seasoning , divided, or to taste
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper , optional
2 cups fish stock
salt and ground black pepper to taste
crawfish tail meat

Instructions

1

Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in flour to make the roux, and stir continuously until roux is at least the color of peanut butter, about 10 minutes, or for a darker roux, 15 to 20 minutes.
2

Add onions, bell pepper, celery, and garlic; cook and stir for 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in half the Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper, and stock. Season with salt and ground black pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
3

Stir in crawfish, turn heat off, and cover. Let stand until crawfish are heated through. Taste and add remaining half of Cajun seasoning, if needed.