Shrimp and crawfish etouffee is a classic Creole dish that is bursting with flavor. This easy recipe uses pantry staples and fresh seafood to create an authentic etouffee that will impress your friends and family. With its rich, flavorful sauce, tender shrimp and crawfish, and fluffy steamed rice, this dish is sure to become a favorite in your home.
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SHRIMP AND CRAWFISH ETOUFEE
Steps:
- For the Etouffee: Heat a medium cast-iron skillet over medium heat and add the butter. Saute the trinity (peppers, onions and celery). Add the garlic, and saute until slightly tender. Add the Roux and deglaze with some rum to help break it down (it will flame up). Add 1 to 2 cups purified water to form a sauce. Add in the shrimp, crawfish, pepper, salt and thyme. Reduce the flame to a medium-low simmer. Add Mama's Green Creole Sauce. Stir constantly making sure the roux doesn't burn and is completely dissolved. Taste periodically to confirm desired taste. Simmer 10 to 20 minutes, until the etoufee reaches desired thickness.
- For Mama's Creole Herb Rice: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cook the brown rice in 1 cup water, covered, for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Cook the white rice in 1 cup water in a rice steamer.
- After both are cooked, empty the pans onto a cookie sheet. Mix the rice and toss with the oil, thyme and salt to taste.
- Drench the etoufee over the rice, and serve.
- Place 2 cups water, the lemon juice, oil, salt, garlic, jalapenos, green onions, yellow onions, bell peppers and parsley in a blender and process until a sauce is formed. If the blender is not large enough, you can make it in two batches.
- Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over low heat. Add the flour and stir until mixture is creamy and there are no lumps. Turn the heat down low and keep stirring until the mixture reaches the desired color (a medium or dark brown). Be careful and pay attention as not to burn the roux-- after it reaches a certain shade of brown it will begin to brown faster.
GO-TO CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE
This recipe was (after much prodding) given to me by a friend. The soup seems an odd addition, but replaces the traditional roux -- and the end result is nothing short of wonderful. Serve over rice or linguine.
Provided by Staci
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Etouffee Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat, and stir in the onion, green bell pepper, green onions, and celery; cook the vegetables, stirring frequently, until the onion is translucent and the vegetables have begun to soften, about 10 minutes. Stir in the golden mushroom soup, parsley, Cajun seasoning, salt, and black pepper, and bring the sauce to a boil.
- Gently mix in the crawfish tail meat, and simmer until the crawfish tails are opaque, 10 to 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.7 calories, Carbohydrate 9.2 g, Cholesterol 153.5 mg, Fat 13.9 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 18.8 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 498.7 mg, Sugar 2.7 g
CREAMY SHRIMP ÉTOUFFéE
Cajun or Creole, what's the difference? Well they're both cuisines in Louisiana, but the difference can be found by the addition of tomato. This étouffée is best served with warm crusty bread to sop up the sauce. I do use tomato powder, but feel free to use tomato paste if your spice cabinet doesn't include this incredible staple. Serve over hot cooked rice.
Provided by thedailygourmet
Categories Seafood Shellfish Shrimp
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large, heavy skillet. Stir in flour; cook and stir over low heat until the color of caramel, about 20 minutes. Add celery, green pepper, and onion; stir until coated. Add stock, water, tomato powder, Cajun seasoning, black pepper, cayenne, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat; cover and simmer sauce, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Add shrimp and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 242.9 calories, Carbohydrate 9.6 g, Cholesterol 203.8 mg, Fat 13.1 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 21.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.7 g, Sodium 729.5 mg, Sugar 1.3 g
CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE - THE EASY WAY RECIPE - (3.9/5)
Provided by Fleur de lis
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Saute onions and bell pepper in chunk of butter. Add Rotel, parsley, Worcestershire and crawfish and simmer for 10 minutes. Add cans of soup and let simmer for 15 or so minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over rice.
LOUISIANA CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE
Here in Louisiana, there's nothing better than this classic during crawfish season. This recipe is easy and can be substituted with shrimp when crawfish are out of season. Even better when served with hot garlic French bread! Start cooking the rice first since this is a quick and easy dish.
Provided by Bonnie Lang Turnage-Mortgage O
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Etouffee Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine the rice and 6 cups water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until rice is tender and water has been absorbed.
- While the rice is cooking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, and saute until transparent. Stir in the garlic, and cook for a minute. Stir in the flour until well blended. Gradually stir in the tomato sauce and remaining 1 cup water, then add the crawfish tails and bring to a simmer. Add the green onions and season with salt, pepper, and Cajun seasoning. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes over low heat, until the crawfish is cooked but not tough. Serve over hot cooked rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 636.1 calories, Carbohydrate 82.7 g, Cholesterol 142 mg, Fat 24.6 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 19.4 g, SaturatedFat 14.9 g, Sodium 635.2 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
EASY CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE
There are hundreds of recipes for Crawfish Etouffee. This is the old fashion way to cook Crawfish Etouffee. Very simple yet very flavorful.
Provided by Luby Luby Luby
Categories Crawfish
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In dutch oven melt butter over medium heat.
- Add onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic.
- Saute vegetables until soft, about 30 to 45 minutes.
- Add Crawfish tails and seasonings.
- Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the mushroom sauce, let it simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add to crawfish mixture, cover and simmer for 10 more minutes.
- Serve on hot rice.
CHEF JOHN'S SHRIMP ETOUFFEE
We're going to use this spicy and delicious New Orleans classic to demonstrate that it is possible to get good results from using waterlogged frozen shrimp, which unfortunately is sometimes the only option. To make them work we've got to use a few tricks. I prefer this with little chunks of browned chicken or pork, actually.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Etouffee Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Whisk paprika, thyme, oregano, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, and black pepper together in a small bowl.
- Drain shrimp in a colander for at least 15 minutes. Transfer to a bowl lined with paper towels and dry shrimp for about 3 minutes. Remove paper towels from bowl and season shrimp with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon spice blend. Toss to coat shrimp with spice blend.
- Heat vegetable oil a large heavy skillet over high heat until oil is smoking hot. Cook shrimp in the hot oil without stirring for 1 minute; stir, and cook 1 minute more.
- Transfer shrimp to a large bowl. Let stand until juice forms in bowl. Strain shrimp juices into chicken stock to total 2 cups, adding more chicken stock if necessary.
- Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat until butter begins to turn tan at the edges. Saute onion, celery, and green pepper in hot butter until softened, about 5 minutes. Pour in remaining spice blend.
- Sprinkle flour into vegetable mixture and saute until combined, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes; cook until tomato juices begin to brown on bottom of pan, about 3 minutes. Whisk stock into vegetable mixture, stirring until smooth. Bring to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened and reduced to a gravy consistency, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. Season with salt to taste.
- Stir shrimp into etouffee sauce; let simmer until shrimp are cooked all the way through and no longer translucent, about 1 minute.
- Garnish with green onions and a dusting of cayenne pepper. Pour over rice in large, shallow bowls.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 423.6 calories, Carbohydrate 30.2 g, Cholesterol 368.9 mg, Fat 14.7 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 40.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 1114 mg, Sugar 2.3 g
CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE
I like to serve this Cajun sensation when I entertain. Etouffee is typically served with shellfish over rice and is similar to gumbo. This dish has its roots in New Orleans and the bayou country of Louisiana. -Tamra Duncan, Lincoln, Arkansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large heavy skillet, melt butter; stir in flour. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture is a caramel-colored paste, about 20 minutes. Add the celery, pepper and onions; stir until coated. Add the broth, water, parsley, tomato paste, bay leaf, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil., Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf. Add crawfish and heat through. Serve with rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 250 calories, Fat 13g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 187mg cholesterol, Sodium 579mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 22g protein.
EASY SHRIMP/CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE
This is the easiest etouffee recipe I've ever seen. Buy the shrimp or crawfish already peeled and deheaded to make your time in the kitchen even shorter. Plus, it tastes great!! I usually double the recipe and you can put as much red pepper as you like. You can use shrimp or crawfish. Enjoy.
Provided by Ellenkjl
Categories Stew
Time 45m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt margarine on low.
- Add celery and onions.
- Cook until tender.
- Stir occasionally.
- In a separate bowl, combine water, ketchup, salt, corn starch, and red pepper.
- Stir until dissolved.
- Add this mixture to celery and onions.
- Stir, cover, and cook on low for at least 20 minutes.
- Add shrimp and cook, covered for 15 minutes.
- Serve over rice.
CAJUN CRAWFISH AND SHRIMP ÉTOUFFéE
An authentic Louisiana recipe with a rich and spicy fresh tomato-based roux with fresh garlic, bell peppers, celery and onions mixed with crawfish and shrimp. A little time consuming but well worth it! Serve over steamed rice with hushpuppies and/or crackers on the side.
Provided by RHONDA35
Categories Etouffee
Time 1h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Gradually stir in flour, and stir constantly until the mixture turns 'peanut butter' brown or darker, at least 15 or 20 minutes. I use a large fork with the flat side to the bottom of the pan in a side to side motion. This is your base sauce or 'roux'. It is very important to stir this constantly. If by chance the roux burns, discard and start over.
- Once the roux is browned, add the onions, garlic, celery and bell pepper to the skillet, and saute for about 5 minutes to soften. Stir in the chopped tomatoes and fish stock, and season with the seafood seasoning. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Season the sauce with hot pepper sauce and cayenne pepper (if using), and add the crawfish and shrimp. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until the shrimp are opaque.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.2 calories, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 195.9 mg, Fat 14 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 24.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 955.5 mg, Sugar 2.5 g
CRAWFISH /SHRIMP ETOUFFEE
i made this for dinner tonight and i just had to share, it was so good.prep time considers the time it takes to make stock, but you can always use water. serve this with hot sauce on the side, some like it hot! you can also make this with crawfish only, as i did in this photo.
Provided by chia2160
Categories Gumbo
Time 4h30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- for shrimp stock, place 2 lbs of shrimp shells and tails into a stockpot, add 3-4 quarts of water.
- add celery, onion, garlic, carrots, bring to boil.
- lower to simmer and cook 3-4 hours, adding water if needed. drain through a sieve, discarding solids.
- for the etouffee: heat 6 tbs oil and flour together in a heavy pan until it turns brown, stirring for 15-20 minutes.
- add onion, stir, celery, peppers and seasonings, stirring, until vegetables are softened.
- add shrimp stock and stir in slowly.
- mixture will be very thick, so you can adjust the thickness to your liking by adding extra stock, simmer 10 minutes.
- add shrimp, cook 5 minutes, add crawfish.
- cook on simmer for 10 minutes until cooked through.
- serve over rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 463, Fat 23.1, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 342.1, Sodium 387, Carbohydrate 19.7, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 4.8, Protein 43.1
CRAWFISH & SHRIMP ETOUFFEE
A very rich hearty meal, I cook it occasionally for our supper club. Everyone really likes it. A lot of ingredients but really pretty easy to make. The roux either makes or breaks it.
Provided by Chef RHT IV
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h20m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- In a large pot or dutch oven with the butter & flour over medium heat make a medium brown roux.
- Add the onions, celery, bell pepper, bay leaves, salt, and cayenne & white peppers. Cook, stirring over medium high heat until onions, bell peppers & celery are soft, about 7 to 8 minutes.
- Add the garlic & thyme and stir well for about a minute or so.
- Add about 3/4 of the water and sherry & stir well.
- When the mixture comes to a boil add the rest of the water if needed. You want mixture to nearly coat a spoon.
- Add rotel, parsley, green onions & creole seasoning, simmer about 6 minutes until mixture thickens. Add shrimp & crawfish and simmer until seafood is done, until Shrimp curl & turn pink.
- Discard bay leaves & serve over steamed rice, garnish with parsley and green onions.
CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE
Make and share this Crawfish Etouffee recipe from Food.com.
Provided by lacoonass1
Categories Crawfish
Time 1h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Melt butter in a Dutch oven or other large heavy pot, add the onions and bell peppers.
- Sauté over medium high heat.
- Brown well (being sure to scrape the bottom of the pot frequently to loosen any stuck particles) (You want to caramelize the onions to bring out their sweetness) (This process will take about 45 minutes).
- Reduce the heat to medium low, add the salt, peppers, crawfish fat, and water.
- Stir well and let simmer 30 minutes more (you can prepare the dish in advance to this point; about 30 minutes before serving).
- Reheat the mixture over medium heat.
- Raise the heat to medium high, stir in the crawfish and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add the green onions and parsley and let cook for another 5 minutes.
- Place generous servings of hot cooked rice in the middle of large flat plates and spoon the crawfish all around.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 699.8, Fat 63.1, SaturatedFat 39.2, Cholesterol 324.6, Sodium 1314.7, Carbohydrate 11.4, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 4.7, Protein 24.7
Tips:
- Use fresh, large shrimp and crawfish for the best flavor.
- If you don't have access to fresh seafood, frozen shrimp and crawfish are a good substitute.
- Be sure to devein and peel the shrimp before cooking.
- Use a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven to cook the etouffee, as this will help to prevent the roux from burning.
- Cook the roux over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it reaches a rich, dark brown color.
- Add the vegetables to the roux and cook until they are softened.
- Add the seafood, broth, and seasonings to the pot and bring to a boil. Then, reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the seafood is cooked through.
- Serve the etouffee over rice or with crusty bread.
Conclusion:
Shrimp and crawfish etouffee is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. With its rich, flavorful sauce and tender seafood, this dish is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a new recipe to try, give shrimp and crawfish etouffee a try. You won't be disappointed!
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