CRAWFISH DIP

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I received this recipe while on vacation in West Monroe, Louisiana.

Provided by Rev BJ Friley

Categories Dips

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 lb crawfish (or shrimp)
1/2 c green onion, sliced
1/2 c butter
24 oz cream cheese
8 clove garlic, minced (or 2 teaspoons garlic powder)
2 Tbsp ground red pepper (i start with 1 teaspoon and go from there. i have never used the full amount.)
1 1/2 tsp pepper
salt to taste
1/4 to 1/2 c chicken broth, if using fresh crawfish

Steps:

1. Thaw crawfish if frozen, and drain, reserving liquid.
2. In a 3-quart saucepan, cook onion in butter until tender but not brown.
3. Add crawfish.
4. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until crawfish are tender.
5. Break up large pieces of crawfish.
6. Stir in cheese, garlic, red pepper, pepper, and salt.
7. Stir in enough of the reserved crawfish liquid (or chicken broth if using fresh crawfish) until of dripping consistency.
8. Heat through.
9. Serve a with assorted crackers.

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