Ingredients

  • 5 large onions, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 pound margarine (recommended: Parkay brand)
  • 1 can cream of celery soup
  • 1 can cream of shrimp soup (to replace crawfish "fat" which is no longer sold)
  • 5 pounds Louisiana crawfish tails, peeled
  • Creole seasoning (recommended: Tony Chachere Original Creole Seasoning)
  • Cooked white rice

Method

  • In a magnalite pot or a pot with a thick bottom, saute onions and garlic in margarine over medium to medium low heat until onions are transparent.
  • Add cream of celery and cream of shrimp soups and cook for 15 minutes over medium heat.
  • Stir as needed to eliminate sticking.
  • Stir in crawfish tails and continue to cook over medium heat.
  • Add Creole seasoning to taste.
  • Stir often to mix ingredients and to keep from sticking to pan.
  • Simmer for 20-30 minutes.
  • Thin with a little water if etouffee is too thick.
  • Serve in a plate over white rice.
  • Etouffee also freezes well.