Easy Crawfish Etouffee

Ingredients

• 1 lb. crawfish tails(peeled)
• 1 stick margarine
• 1 Tablespoon paprika
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 medium onion(chopped)
• 1/2 bell pepper(chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic(minced)
• 3 drops Tabasco
• 2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 bay leaves
• Parsley

Directions

Melt margarine in deep, thick aluminum frying pan.(Do not use cast iron pot.) Add crawfish tails to margarine. Season with paprika, salt and pepper. Simmer 2-3 minutes. Remove crawfish from margarine. Set aside. Add onion, bell pepper, garlic and Tabasco to pot used to cook crawfish. Saute 10 minutes. Return crawfish to pot. Add water. Simmer 5 minutes.remove 1/2 cup liquid from pot. Blend cornstarch into liquid. Return to pot. Add bay leaves. Cover and simmer 10-12 minutes or until crawfish tails are tender. Remove bay leaves. Sprinkle with parsley.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Dinner on the Ground
Submitted By: Linda Wilson
lwilson@gatecom.com
Easy Crawfish Etouffee