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quick and easy shrimp or crawfish ettouffe'

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Mary Terrell
Warren, TX

This is a 30 minute meal that tastes like you stood over the stove for hours.

(1 rating)
yield 4 to 6
prep time 10 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For quick and easy shrimp or crawfish ettouffe'

  • 1
    onion, finely chopped
  • 1
    green bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 2 stalk
    celery, finely chopped
  • 4 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1
    tomato, chopped
  • 1 tsp
    creole seasoning
  • 1 can
    cream of mushroom soup
  • 1/2
    soup can of milk
  • 1 lb
    crawfish tails or peeled deveined shrimp
  • 1
    bay leaf (if desired)
  • GARNISH WITH GUMBO FILE' IF DESIRED

How To Make quick and easy shrimp or crawfish ettouffe'

  • 1
    Saute the onion, celery and bell pepper in the butter until tender crisp.
  • 2
    Add the tomato, soup, milk and creole seasoning. Taste. If you like it spicy add more seasoning. *note* if you don't have creole seasoning add red pepper, paprika, salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. Add bay leaf. (remove bay leaf before serving)
  • 3
    Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes
  • 4
    Add crawfish tails or shrimp and simmer 10 minutes. Serve over rice.
  • 5
    *NOTE* You can buy the bags of pre-chopped creole vegetables, if you use them then use 2 1/2 cups in place of the onion, bell pepper and celery. If someone in your family doesn't like mushrooms don't tell them that they're in the ettouffe'. If you substitute cream of celery soup then omit the chopped celery. Recipe may be doubled.
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