Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cup flour, all-purpose
  • 1 large red onion chopped
  • 3 each celery stalks chopped
  • 1 bunch scallions, spring or green onions chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garlic chopped
  • 1 tablespoon basil sweet
  • 1/2 tablespoon tarragon leaves
  • 1 tablespoon thyme
  • 1 teaspoon red hot pepper sauce
  • 1 pint sour cream
  • 1/2 pint heavy whipping cream
  • 2 cup seafood stock
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1/2 pound mushrooms sliced
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pound shrimp peeled
  • 1 pound crawfish tails
  • 1 pint oysters stewing

Method

  • In large pot, melt butter.
  • Add flour, stirring until the mixture is a light brown color.
  • Turn down heat and add onions, celery, scallions and garlic.
  • Add seasonings.
  • Simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add sour cream and heavy cream, stock and wine.
  • Simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Drain oysters or scallops but do not rinse.
  • Add the oysters, crawfish or scallops, shrimp, and mushrooms and salt.
  • Simmer for 10 minutes.
  • May serve over pasta, or on rice.