Cajun Crawfish Etouffee - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lb. crawfish meat
1 c. flour
1 1/2 sticks butter
1 c. chopped shallots
1 c. chopped white onions
1 c. diced celery
water
2 Tbsp. minced garlic
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. thyme
3 bay leaves
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley

Preparation

Roux:
Place butter in saucepan and melt.
Stir in flour and cook, stirring, to a golden brown.
Remove from fire and set aside.