Tre's Cajun Crawfish Maque Choux (mock Shoe)

Total Time: 48 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 38 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6


• 6 slices bacon


• 1 lb cleaned crawfish tail


• 2 tablespoons butter


• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped


• 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped


• 1 jalapeno, finely chopped (optional)


• 3 garlic cloves, minced


• 4 cups corn kernels, frozen


• 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped


• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste


• 1/2 teaspoon cajun seasoning or 1/2 teaspoon creole seasoning, to taste


• 1 cup chicken broth

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in a frying pan until crisp.


• 2 drain on paper towels, crumble and set aside.


• 3 melt butter in the bacon fat over medium heat.


• 4 add onion, bell pepper, jalapeno and garlic, saute for 5 minutes or until onion has softened.


• 5 stir in corn, tomatoes, crawfish, cayenne and cajun seasoning, cook 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally.


• 6 add chick broth and bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and cook partially covered for 45 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally.


• 7 remove from heat.


• 8 stir in crumbled bacon and serve.