Crawfish Of Shrimp Etouffee
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon basil dried
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme dried
- 1/4 cup onions chopped
- 1/4 cup celery chopped
- 1/4 cup green bell peppers chopped
- 7 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3/4 cups flour, all-purpose
- 3 cups seafood stock
- 1 cup butter
- 2 pounds shrimp or crawfish
- 1 cup scallions, spring or green onions finely chopped
- 4 cups rice cooked
- Throughly combine the seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a separate bowl combine the onions, celery, and bell peppers.
- In a large skillet (preferably cast iron), heat the oil over high heat until it begins to smoke, about 4 minutes.
- With a long handled whisk, gradually mix in the flour, stirring until smooth.
- Continue cooking, whisking constantly, until roux is dark brown, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and immediately stir in the vegetables and 1 tb.
- of the seasoning mix with a wooden spoon.
- Continue stirring until cooled, about 5 minutes.
- In a 2 quart saucepan bring 2 cups of the stock to a boil over high heat.
- Gradually add the roux and whisk until thoroughly dissolved.
- Reduce heat to low and cook until flour taste is gone, about 2 minutes, whisking almost constantly.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a 4 quart saucepan melt 1/2 cup butter over medium heat.
- Stir in shrimp and the green onions; saute 1 minute, stirring almost constantly.
- Add the remaining stick of butter, the stock mixture and the remaining 1 cup stock.
- Cook until butter melts and is mixed into the sauce, about 4 to 6 minutes, constantly shaking the pan in a back and forth motion.
- Add the remianing seasoning mix, stir well and remove from heat (if sauce starts to separate, add about 2 tb.
- more of butter or water and shake pan until it combines).
- Serve immediately.
salt, cayenne pepper, white pepper, black pepper, basil, thyme, onions, celery, green bell peppers, vegetable oil, flour, seafood stock, butter, shrimp, scallions, rice cooked
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/crawfish-of-shrimp-etouffee-1170 (may not work)