Recipes from Cajun Country :: Cajun Main Dish Seafood
This is the most popular of all crawfish dishes cooked in Bayou country.
2 lbs. cleaned crawfish tails
1/4 c. tomato sauce
1 c. canola (or other vegetable) oil
3 quarts crawfish stock or water
1 c. flour
1 c. chopped green onions
2 c. chopped onions
1 c. chopped parsley
1 c. chopped celery
Salt and cayenne pepper to taste
1 c. chopped bell pepper
Dash of Louisiana Gold Pepper Sauce
2 Tbsp. diced garlic
Any shellfish stock or fish stock may be substituted, but the dish will be good even if plain water is used. In a two gallon stock pot, heat oil over med. high heat. Add flour and using a wire whip, stir constantly until dark brown roux is achieved.
When brown, add onions, celery, bell pepper and garlic and sauté until vegetables are wilted, approximately 3 to 5 mins. Add crawfish tails and cook until meat is pink and slightly curled. Stir in tomato sauce and slowly add crawfish stock stirring constantly until all is incorporated.
Bring to a low boil, reduce to simmer and cook thirty mins., stirring occasionally. Add green onions and parsley and season to taste using salt and pepper.
When done, serve over white rice with a few dashes of Louisiana Gold Pepper Sauce.
