Crawfish etouffee is a thick stew with a Creole background and is served over rice.

Crawfish Etouffee
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1/2 green pepper diced
  • 3 stalks celery diced
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 1/2 pounds crawfish meat
  • 6 green onions sliced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • White rice
Instructions
  1. Saute the onion, green pepper, and celery in the butter over medium heat until softened.
  2. Add in the flour, and cook for a couple of minutes.
  3. Add in enough water, up to 1 1/2 cups, to get a consistency you like, then simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
  4. Add crawfish, green onions, and all the seasonings. Adjust the seasonings to taste.
  5. Simmer another 10 minutes.
  6. Serve over warm rice.