Tre's Cajun Crawfish Etouffee

Total Time: 1 hr
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4


• 1 lb cleaned crawfish tail


• 1/2 cup butter


• 1 large onion, chopped fine


• 2 celery ribs, chopped fine


• 1 medium bell pepper, chopped fine


• 1 recipe of golden roux


• 2 teaspoons salt


• 1/4 teaspoon red cayenne pepper


• 1 teaspoon paprika


• 1/2 cup water


• 1/4 cup butter


• 4 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 saute, onions celery and bell pepper in butter add salt and the paprika. add golden roux. stir until well blended. add crawfish tails cook ten minutes on medium-high heat, stirring often. add water and simmer 30 minutes. add more water if too thick. serve hot over rice. to make golden roux melt butter in a cast iron skillet over low temperature. blend in flour until golden color, stirring occasionally. takes about 15 minutes.