Ingredients

  • 1 recipe Cajun Roux
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 3 medium garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 large green pepper, chopped
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. tomato paste
  • 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 lb. peeled crawfish tails or shrimp
  • 1 c. seafood stock or 1 (8 oz.) bottle clam juice
  • salt to taste
  • 1/4 c. minced parsley
  • 8 green onions, chopped
  • 6 c. hot cooked white rice

Method

  • Make roux in a heavy skillet, cooking until mahogany-colored. Add onions, green pepper and celery to hot roux.
  • Cook, stirring often, until vegetables are slightly wilted and transparent, about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in tomato paste, cayenne and black pepper.
  • Stir in crawfish tails.
  • Slowly stir in stock or clam juice.
  • Season with salt.
  • Reduce heat.
  • Simmer, uncovered, 45 minutes.