Description
A delicious and hearty Cajun dish featuring crawfish tails in a savory sauce served over rice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb crawfish tails (fresh or frozen)
- 1 cup yellow onions (diced)
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper (diced)
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper (diced)
- 1/2 cup celery (diced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 4 tbsp Cajun seasoning
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 green onions (chopped for garnish)
- 2 cups cooked white rice
Instructions
- Make the roux by melting butter in a heavy pot over medium heat. Gradually add flour while stirring constantly until it turns deep brown (10-15 minutes).
- Add diced onions, bell peppers, and celery to the roux. Sauté for about 5 minutes until softened.
- Stir in minced garlic and Cajun seasoning; cook for another minute until fragrant.
- Gradually whisk in chicken broth while scraping any bits from the pot. Bring to a simmer.
- Fold in crawfish tails and let them cook for about 5 minutes to absorb flavors.
- Serve hot over rice and garnish with chopped green onions.
Notes
- Adjust the Cajun seasoning to your taste for more or less spice.
- Use fresh crawfish tails if available for the best flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Cajun
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 50mg