Roux Paul Peach And Crawfish Etouffée

• 4 large ripe peaches washed and pitted
• 2 pounds crawfish tails
• 1/4 cup chopped sweet onions such as Vidalia or Walla Walla
• 1/2 cup chopped celery including the tops if they haven't been taken off
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 3/4 cup flour
• 3 cups seafood or chicken stock (duck stock is really nice too)
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns whole and slightly crushed
• fleur de sel to taste
• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions

1. Cut the peaches in half, remove the pits and grill cut side down. Slice the peach halves about 1 inch thick and set aside. This can be done a day ahead.
2. Set up your vegetable mise en place and have it all lined up at hand.
3. Set up your vegetable mise en place and have it all lined up at hand.
4. In a deep cast iron pan heat the oil until it begins to shimmer. Add the flour in slowly and whisk it regularly for about five minutes until it attains the reddish color.
5. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vegetables and seasonings being careful not to let the mix burn or you will have ruined the roux.
6. In a sauce pan or gumbo pot bring about 2/3's of the stock to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Gradually stir in the roux vegetable mix set aside
7. In another, larger pot melt one stick of butter and then add the chopped green onions
8. Add the crawfish, peaches and the remaining stock. Add the previous stock, roux and vegetable mix to this pan gradually stir and shake the pan to combine well. Cook over medium-high heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until it's creamy and cooked through. Taste for seasonings
9. Serve with white rice and more chopped green onion

peaches, crawfish tails, sweet onions, celery including, green bell pepper, flour, seafood, cayenne pepper, black pepper, pink, fleur de, butter, green onions

Taken from food52.com/recipes/60402-roux-paul-peach-and-crawfish-etouffee (may not work)