





Crawfish Étouffée Recipe
Authentic, Louisiana Crawfish Étouffée made with leftover crawfish from a traditional, Cajun crawfish boil. A rich and beautiful roux smothering the “Holy Trinity” and perfectly seasoning crawfish tails.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boiled crawfish leftover from a crawfish boil
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1 diced onion
- 1 diced bell pepper
- 2 stalked celery diced
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 2 TBS unsalted butter
- 1 TBS tomato paste
- 2 1/2 cups crawfish stock*
- 1 tsp liquid crab boil concentrate
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Cajun seasoning and onion powder to taste
- Green onions or parsley for garnish
Instructions
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For the crawfish stock* peel the crawfish; reserve the peelings(heads and shells) and tails separated.
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Place all of the peelings into a large stockpot and cover with water. Set the tails aside for later.
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Bring to a boil; reduce the heat to a low boil and simmer for 1 hour.
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Drain the stock and set aside.
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Discard the peelings.
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Heat the vegetable oil in Dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot.
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Once the oil is hot, stir in the flour to begin the roux.
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Stir constantly at a medium high heat setting until the roux is the shade of peanut butter.
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Add in the onions, bell peppers, and celery.
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Sauté until translucent; about 8 minutes
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Stir in the garlic and green onions; do NOT burn the damn garlic!
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Drop in the butter
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Add in the tomato paste and stir until combined.
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Pour in the stock while stirring.
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Add in the liquid crab boil concentrate and Worcestershire sauce.
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Bring to a boil and lower the heat.
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Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
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Taste and adjust seasoning
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Add in the crawfish tails
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Stir and simmer on LOW for another 10 minutes.
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Serve over warm, white rice.
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Garnish with fresh parsley or green onions.
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Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*Save the extra crawfish stock for later use. It freezes beautifully.
Charon
February 27, 2023 at 6:54 amI’ve been wanting a good étoufée recipe ever since I discovered étouffée years ago at a restaurant. I was thrilled when you posted one as I had tried a recipe years ago but it was a let down. I said I know this is going to be good because in all of Coop’s recipes that I’ve tried over the years she has never let me down. It was a hit with the fam!
B. Coop
March 20, 2023 at 10:25 amHi Charon! I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you so much for trying it!