Louisiana Shrimp and Crawfish Étouffée

Crawfish Étouffée is a favorite around here and I love it even more with shrimp added to the mix!  When I have time, I truly enjoy the additional flavor that fresh seasonings brings but feel free to make this a quick weeknight meal by using pre-cut seasonings. I served mine over warm rice and topped it off with fried fish!  The recipe is below along with a short form video.  Enjoy and comment and/or tag me (@bmycurlfriend), if you decide to make it!

Louisiana Shrimp and Crawfish Étouffée
3 small yellow onions
3 Bell Peppers (any colors, I used red, yellow, orange)
Bunch of green onions
3 Celery stalks
2 tbs. minced garlic
3 sticks of butter
1lb of Louisiana crawfish
1-2 lbs of shrimp (peeled and deveined)
2 10oz cans of diced tomatoes
8-10 tbs of flour
8-10 cups of water (or homemade seafood stock)


1.  Chop all seasonings.  Be sure to save some of the green onions for the end.
2.  In a large, heavy bottomed pot, melt 2 sticks of butter at medium heat. Sauté onions, celery and bell peppers until soft.  Add minced garlic and sauté  another 5 mins.
3. Season with onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper and all-purpose seasoning.
4.  Add diced tomatoes and sauté another 5-10 mins. Add another stick of butter and melt.
5.  Add flour and stir constantly until the mixture thickens (10-15 mins).
6. Add 6 cups of water or seafood stock, 2 cups at time and bring to a slight boil. Add crawfish and more salt or pepper if necessary.
7.  Add the rest of the water and butter. Mix and well and allow to simmer on med-low while covered about 10 minutes. Season to taste with additional salt or seasoned salt.
8. Add shrimp and simmer another 10 minutes.
9. Garnish with green onions and parsley.
10.  Serve over warm rice.