Crawfish Etouffee - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lb. crawfish (may substitute with shrimp)
1 1/2 onions, chopped
1 lb. butter
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. red pepper
1/4 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. parsley flakes

Preparation

Melt butter and add crawfish (crawfish should already be boiled).
Saute for 15 minutes.
Then add onions and seasonings. Cook on low fire, stirring when needed, for 3 to 5 minutes.
Add flour to 5 ounces of water.
Mix well and add to smothered crawfish.
Stir for 3 minutes, then add water to create thickness desired.
Cook 5 minutes and season to taste.