Mrs. Jessica’s Crawfish Étouffée

2 lb crawfsih

1 stick of butter

1 onion chopped

1 bell pepper chopped

1 can of Rotel

1 heads of garlic chopped

several dashes Tobasco

several dashes Cajun Power Worcestershire

1 package of mushrooms chopped

1 heaping tsp of roux

2 chicken cubes

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can of golden mushroom soup

1 tsp basil

2 bay leaves

2 tsp Crawfish boil seasoning ( I used Louisiana Brand)

about a half cup of brewed coffee

1 heaping tsp cheez whiz

1 handful of chopped Parsley

So this was one of the first actual meals I remember cooking. My husband’s mom makes THE BEST Crawfish Étouffée and she gave me permission to share the recipe, so here it is. Lucky y’all! Like seriously, this recipe is life changing. It’s impressive and be can be cooked pretty quickly. Serve over rice or top over steak or fish. My best friend Janie likes to eat with biscuits in the morning. It’s all delicious! I hope you love it as much as we do!

1. Melt 1 stick of butter in pot on a medium/high heat. Sauté onion and bell pepper while adding several dashes of Tobasco and Worcestershire sauced. Then, add can of Rotel and chopped garlic. Add heaping tsp of roux. Brown until wilted and as pictured below.

2. Add chopped mushrooms. I actually forgot this step and had to sauté in butter on side then add in later but I usually add mushrooms in after browning onion, bell pepper, and garlic.

3. Add can of cream of mushroom and golden mushroom. Add bay leaves, basil, crawfish boil seasoning, 2 chicken cubes, heaping tsp of cheez whiz and about a half cup of coffee. (Yes, you read that right, coffee. Just add it and trust me…)

4. Once sauce is melted and tastes to your liking, Add chopped Parsley and cook for a few minutes.

5. Finally, add in 2 lb crawfish at a medium/high heat. Once sauce starts to almost boil, reduce heat to a simmer for about 10 minutes then serve over rice.

6. Enjoy! I like to serve with Dubon petite pois peas cooked with a little butter, salt, and black pepper.

Step 1

Step 2

Browning mushrooms

Step 3 above and below

Adding in seasonings and coffee with the help of Chip.

Step 4 above and below

Adding in chopped Parsley

Step 5

Add your crawfish, bring to a slight boil, then simmer for about 10 minutes or so.

Serve over rice and Enjoy!