Best Crawfish And Corn Maque Choux Recipes

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CRAWFISH AND CORN MAQUE CHOUX



Crawfish and Corn Maque Choux image

Maque Choux" (pronounced mock-shoe) is a dish that the Native Americans introduced to the Cajun & Creoles of Louisiana.

Provided by gailanng

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 40m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/4 cup butter
3 cups fresh cut corn or 3 cups frozen corn
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
1 (10 ounce) can Rotel tomatoes & chilies or 1 (10 ounce) can canned tomatoes, drained
2 teaspoons cajun seasoning or 2 teaspoons creole seasoning
salt
2 cups heavy cream
1 lb crawfish tail, preferably Louisiana crawfish tails
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
3 tablespoons green onions, chopped

Steps:

  • Thaw corn if frozen. Heat butter in medium saucepot. Add corn and saute for 2 minutes.
  • Add chicken stock, onion, bell pepper, celery and tomatoes with chiles. Turn heat up and cook until all of chicken stock has evaporated.
  • Add garlic, Creole Seasoning, salt and heavy cream. Bring to a boil.
  • Add crawfish tails and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes until cream starts to reduce and thicken.
  • Add parsley and green onions. Serve with steamed white rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 499, Fat 39.2, SaturatedFat 23.5, Cholesterol 210.5, Sodium 372.8, Carbohydrate 24.2, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 5.5, Protein 16.9

CRAWFISH AND CORN MAQUE CHOUX SOUP



CRAWFISH AND CORN MAQUE CHOUX SOUP image

Categories     Soup/Stew     Shellfish     Side     Vegetarian     Quick & Easy

Yield 6 people

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 can sweet cream corn
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can diced tomatoes w/ chilies
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 stick butter
1/2 tsp cajun seasoning
1 lb. crawfish tails
1 pint half & half

Steps:

  • Add all the ingredients except for the half & half into a rice cooker. Stir, cover, and press cook. Once meal is cooked and cooker switches to warm mode, add the half and half. Stir, cover and heat for 10 minutes before serving.

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