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Today we will be making Crawfish Étouffée! Next to pasta, this is my favorite quick "go-to meal". Usually you could peel crawfish my hand or use left over crawfish from a crawfish boil for your étouffée but since I'm not in Louisiana anymore I have to buy mine from the store.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have mikes ez crawfish étouffée over dirty rice using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Mikes EZ Crawfish Étouffée Over Dirty Rice:
- Take 2 lbs Crawfish Tails [presteamed - peeled - rinsed]
- Make ready 1 Green Bell Pepper [minced]
- Prepare 1 White Onion [minced]
- Make ready 2 Celery Stalks [minced]
- Take 1/4 Cup Green Onions [chopped + reserves for garnish]
- Take 1 tbsp Garlic [minced]
- Get 1 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
- Prepare 1/4 Cup Diced Canned Tomatoes
- Get 1 tsp Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning
- Prepare 1/4-1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- Take 1 Cube Salted Butter
- Make ready 1 LG Bay Leaf
- Make ready 2 tbsp Flour + 1 Cup Water [mixed - thickening agent - i use seafood stock]
- Make ready ● For The Dirty Rice
- Make ready 2 (8 oz) Boxes Zatarian's Dirty Rice
- Get 1 tsp Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning
- Take 1 Bottle Louisiana Hot Sauce
The étouffée may also be made with shrimp. This Cajun-style crawfish étouffée starts with a buttery rich, dark roux. It's a classic Louisiana dish, and it is delicious with hot cooked rice and crusty. Serve over hot rice with fresh French bread for dipping.
Steps to make Mikes EZ Crawfish Étouffée Over Dirty Rice:
- I used my leftover crawfish from my boil yesterday but you can purchase presteamed or raw crawfish tails at your local market. Walmart usually sells them in 1 pound bags - shell free. Chances are they'll be frozen. Just dethaw and rinse tails of any silt. Reserve any dethawed fluids from bags and dethaw water. Fine strain You'll definitely want that delicious mudbug flavor!
- For The Crawfish Étouffée Fine dice your vegetables. In a large pan with a tight fitting lid - melt butter over medium high heat. Add chopped vegetables to pan and sauté until soft and translucent. About 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Add small amounts of water if needed. Add your crawfish tails and seasonings, mix and cover tightly. Simmer for 5 minutes if using presteamed tails. Stir occasionally. Turn up your heat - add your water / flour mixture, mix well and simmer until desired thickness. About 3 minutes.
- For The Dirty Rice Make as per manufactures directions. Make stove top or microwavable. All it requires is water but I always add 1/2 teaspoon Tony Chatcherie's per box for additional flavor.
- Serve Étouffée over dirty rice. If opting instead for white rice - which is a traditional option - pack cooked rice into a small bowl to mold. Then flip on the top of your Crawfish Étouffée. Garnish dish with green onions and parsley. Serve with Louisiana Hot Sauce to the side. I'll also round this meal out with a garden salad and warm French Bread. Enjoy!
Etouffée is also always best made with freshly boiled crawfish of course, but peak crawfish season is rather short-lived, and generally they are consumed at big boils, so rarely are there any leftover. Prepare crawfish étouffée, a classic Cajun main dish, in the comfort of your own home. Serve over hot cooked rice with buttered toast for a hearty. Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. There are hundreds of recipes for Crawfish Etouffee.
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