Crawfish Etouffe

Wow, is this good!  Ok now, don't say eeww about Crawfish it tastes like little lobsters.  I buy mine at Whole Foods and it comes in frozen 1 pound packages (well I live in Colorado so it has to get here.).  If you like a little spice and want to kick dinner up a notch, this is an easy recipe that you really can't mess up.  If you don't want it too spicy then add a little less cayenne pepper, but it's perfect.

This recipe comes from a friend of my husband. They have it every year during their fantasy football draft. So ladies, men love it!

Ingredients

6 Tbsp butter

2 cups chopped onion

2 cloves chopped garlic

2 Tbsp chopped bell pepper (red or green)

1/4 cup chopped celery

1 lb crawfish meat 

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

2 Tbsp chopped green onion (green part only)

2 Tbsp chopped parsley

1 packet brown gravy mix

Directions:

In large pan, melt butter over medium heat. Saute onions, pepper, garlic, and celery until onions are translucent.  

Add 1/8 cup of water. 

Cover pan and let simmer until vegetables are cooked (about 15 minutes).

Add crawfish, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.  Cover pan and cook for 15 minutes.

Add green onions and parsley. Sprinkle a little brown gravy mix to thicken.  Stir and continue cook 5 minutes.

Serve with rice.