Main Dishes

Deeanne’s Crawfish Eleganté

Deeanne’s Crawfish Eleganté

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound crawfish tails
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup chopped green onions (use whole onion)
  • ½ cup chopped parsley
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 pint half and half
  • 3 tablespoons sherry
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper

Instructions

  1. Drain crawfish, reserving the juice.
  2. In a skillet, melt the butter and sauté the crawfish for 5–10 minutes.
  3. In another skillet, sauté the green onions and parsley in the remaining butter.
  4. Blend in the flour, stirring constantly while slowly adding the half and half to make a thick sauce. (You can gradually add some or all of the reserved crawfish juice to thin the sauce if desired.)
  5. Add the sherry, crawfish, salt, and red pepper.
  6. Continue to cook 5–10 minutes more on low heat.

Serving suggestions: Serve over pasta as an entrée or as a party dip with chips or crackers.