Directions:
- Melt butter and over medium high heat in two gallong cast iron Dutch oven or saucepot.
- Add onion, celery and bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic and bay leaf.
- Saute 4 or 5 minutes until veggies are wwilted.
- Whisk in flour and stir constantly until flour is cooked. This is a white roux. Do not leave unattended and burn.
- Slowly add crawfish or shrimp stock or water
- Add tomato sauce and stir well
- Simmer for 30 minutes, do not boil, stir about every five minutes.
- Mixture should have a sauce-like consistency, add a little water or stock if necessary, but don't over thin.
- Add crawfish tails or shrimp and cook until shrimp tturn pink. about 5-8 minutes. Do not overcook. Crawfish tails are precooked.
- Adjust salt and add several shakes Louisiana Hot Sauce, or to taste
- Add green onions and parsley and serve over cooked rice.
- Note: Shrimp base can be purchased in paste form in gourmet groceries, but have a high salt content. Stock can be made by boiling shrimp heads and/or shells.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 1097.13 Kcal (4593 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 499.43 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 55.49g | 85% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 591.88mg | 197% | |
| Sodium | 2675.59mg | 111% | |
| Potassium | 447.25mg | 10% | |
| Total Carbs | 76.48g | 25% | |
| Sugars | 4.81g | 19% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 6.62g | 26% | |
| Protein | 73.47g | 147% | |
| Vitamin C | 46.8mg | 78% | |
| Vitamin A | 1mg | 33% | |
| Iron | 17.2mg | 95% | |
| Calcium | 158.5mg | 16% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 164.93 Kcal (691 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 75.08 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 8.34g | 85% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 88.97mg | 197% | |
| Sodium | 402.21mg | 111% | |
| Potassium | 67.23mg | 10% | |
| Total Carbs | 11.5g | 25% | |
| Sugars | 0.72g | 19% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.99g | 26% | |
| Protein | 11.04g | 147% | |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 78% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 33% | |
| Iron | 2.6mg | 95% | |
| Calcium | 23.8mg | 16% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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