CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE II

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I'm from Louisiana so that means this is a true recipe for Crawfish Etouffe. My family loves it when I make this recipe! If you can find crawfish fat use it instead of the tomato paste. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Provided by Lori Ferguson

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Etouffee Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 tablespoons vegetable oil
½ cup butter
2 bunches green onion, chopped
1 large onion, diced
¼ cup chopped green bell pepper
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 pound crawfish, peeled
1 teaspoon tomato paste
1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon water

Steps:

Heat oil and butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Stir in onion, green onion, green pepper and celery; cook until transparent. Mix in crawfish and tomato paste; cook for 10 minutes.
Pour chicken broth into skillet. In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in water. Stir dissolved cornstarch into crawfish mixture and cook until thickened, about 35 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.3 calories, Carbohydrate 11.3 g, Cholesterol 123.1 mg, Fat 25.5 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 13.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.3 g, Sodium 477.5 mg, Sugar 3.6 g