Lunch: Crawfish Etouffee

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Lemon

Health benefits of Crawfish Etouffee

Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, chopped
3 stalks celery, diced
2 bay leaves
1 large onion, diced
1 medium green bell pepper, diced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 pound crawfish tails
2 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups fish stock or water
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Louisiana-style hot sauce, to taste
1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, roughly chopped
3 scallions, white and green parts, sliced
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Kosher salt
Hot cooked white rice, for serving

Instructions

Melt the butter over medium heat in a large heavy pot. Add the Creole seasoning, thyme, celery, bay leaves, onions and bell peppers and cook until the vegetables are soft, about 15 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, until well incorporated and beginning to caramelize, 2 minutes. Stir in the crawfish tails and cook until they release their liquid, 2 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour, stir until it is absorbed and cook until thickened, 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the fish stock, and then add the vinegar, Worcestershire and hot sauce. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until thickened and the flavors have developed, 15 minutes. 2. Just before serving, stir in the half of the parsley and half of the scallions and simmer 3 minutes more. Add the lemon juice and season with salt. Serve over hot cooked white rice garnished with the remaining parsley and scallions.
NotesCook's Note: Using frozen crawfish tails makes this recipe fast and easy, but if you can get live crawfish, the flavor can't be beat. Cook the live crawfish in a large pot of boiling water for about 15 minutes, separate the tails and extract the meat. Use some of the boiling liquid in place of the fish stock or water.