Louisiana Crawfish Étouffée Pasta
A more nuanced crawfish étouffée with a richer roux and a touch of sherry, served over perfectly cooked pasta.
1 pound
Crawfish tails-peeled
1 cup
Onion-diced
1 cup
Bell pepper-diced
1/2 cup
Celery-diced
3/4 cup
Butter
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A more nuanced crawfish étouffée with a richer roux and a touch of sherry, served over perfectly cooked pasta.
Instructions
- Cook Pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining. Set aside.
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, melt all Butter from the Sauce group over medium heat.
- Whisk in all-purpose flour from the Sauce group and cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring constantly, to create a medium-brown roux.
- Gradually whisk in Chicken broth from the Sauce group, ensuring no lumps form. Bring to a simmer.
- Stir in Dry sherry and Tomato paste from the Sauce group. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add Creole seasoning, Cayenne pepper, Black pepper, and Smoked paprika from the Sauce group. Simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Add Crawfish tails to the sauce and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until heated through.
- Stir in Chopped green onions from the Sauce group.
- Add cooked Pasta to the étouffée sauce and toss to coat. Add reserved pasta water if needed to adjust consistency.
- Garnish with Chopped fresh parsley and Chopped fresh chives and serve immediately.
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1 pound
450 g
Crawfish tails-peeled
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1 cup
120 g
Onion-diced
-
1 cup
120 g
Bell pepper-diced
-
1/2 cup
60 g
Celery-diced
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3/4 cup
170 g
Butter
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1/3 cup
40 g
All-purpose flour
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2 cups
480 mL
Chicken broth-low sodium
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1/4 cup
60 mL
Dry sherry
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2 tbsp
30 mL
Tomato paste
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1.5 tbsp
22.5 mL
Creole seasoning
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3/4 tsp
3.75 mL
Cayenne pepper
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1/2 tsp
2.5 mL
Black pepper-freshly ground
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1/2 tsp
2.5 mL
Smoked paprika
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1/4 cup
60 mL
Chopped green onions
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1 pound
450 g
Pasta-penne or rotini
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3 tbsp
45 mL
Chopped fresh parsley
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1 tbsp
15 mL
Chopped fresh chives
Equipment
- Large pot or Dutch oven
- Whisk
- Large skillet
- Colander
Instructions
- Cook Pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining. Set aside.
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, melt all Butter from the Sauce group over medium heat.
- Whisk in all-purpose flour from the Sauce group and cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring constantly, to create a medium-brown roux.
- Gradually whisk in Chicken broth from the Sauce group, ensuring no lumps form. Bring to a simmer.
- Stir in Dry sherry and Tomato paste from the Sauce group. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add Creole seasoning, Cayenne pepper, Black pepper, and Smoked paprika from the Sauce group. Simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Add Crawfish tails to the sauce and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until heated through.
- Stir in Chopped green onions from the Sauce group.
- Add cooked Pasta to the étouffée sauce and toss to coat. Add reserved pasta water if needed to adjust consistency.
- Garnish with Chopped fresh parsley and Chopped fresh chives and serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
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