Cream Of Crawfish Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. cooked crawfish tails
4 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. flour
1/4 c. pureed onion
1 c. half and half cream
1 c. heavy whipping cream
3 c. water
1 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. chopped parsley

Preparation

Place crawfish tails in a blender and process until they are pureed; set aside.
Melt butter; add flour, stir and cook for about 5 minutes (do not brown).
Add onions and cook until tender. Add pureed crawfish tails, stirring and cooking for 5 minutes. Slowly add cream and water, stirring constantly.
Add paprika, cayenne pepper, salt and parsley.
Cook slowly for 20 minutes on a slow flame.
Serves 16 as appetizer (demitasse) or 6 to 8 for cups of soups.