Baby Jubal: Crawfish Etouffee

I’m so proud to present this recipe; this is seriously good and better than the restaurant that I went to in New Orleans. Taste is fresh and clean. It wasn’t hard to prepare, but it takes a little time to make and totally worth it!!!

I changed his recipe a little bit because I’m not a fan of Old bay seasoning. I used Louisiana crawfish boil seasoning mixed with Slap ya mama cajun seasoning and I didn’t measure exactly what he called for in the recipe; I just added a little bit at a time and tasted it. I added sugar to cut down the strong spicy flavor from Cajun seasoning and that gave it a milder taste.

Ingredients: (2-3 servings)

1 pound crawfish tails - or peeled shrimp. Other versions include: Crab, Scallop, Sausage or Chicken. Or combine a couple of them.

1 ¼ stick of butter, divided

1 medium onion, diced

2 cloves of garlic, minced

2 stacks of celery, diced

1 bell pepper (any color), diced

2 Roma tomatoes, diced

3 green onions, sliced. (use white and light green parts)

1/2 bunch of parsley, chopped

3 bottles of Clam juice (8 oz) – Reserved ½ cup of clam juice to mix with cornstarch

2 tablespoons of cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon of Louisiana crawfish boil seasoning - optional ( I mixed with Slap ya mama Cajun seasoning)

2 whole bay leaves

Louisiana hot sauce, salt, sugar and black pepper to taste - optional

Steamed white rice, for serving

Directions:

In a large skillet, melt 1 stick of butter and sauté onions, garlic, celery, bell pepper and tomatoes for 10-12 minutes or until they are cooked down.

2. Add 2 ½ cup clam juice, crawfish and 2 bay leaves to cooked veggies. Seasoning with hot sauce, salt, sugar and black pepper, reduce heat to a low simmer uncovered for 20- 30 minutes.

3. Add sliced green onion and chopped parsley into the pot of veggies and crawfish. In a small bowl mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch and ½ cup clam juice mix well; add into the pot of veggies and crawfish, stir constantly until blend well. Let is cook for about five more minutes over low heat.