river road crawfish stew

Directions

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   River Road Crawfish Stew This is the most popular of all crawfish dishes cooked in Bayou country

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   2 pounds cleaned crawfish tails 1/4 cup tomato sauce 1 cup vegetable oil 3 quarts crawfish stock or water 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup chop

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   In a two gallon stock pot, heat oil over medium high heat

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   Add flour and using a wire whip, stir constantly until dark brown roux is achieved

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   When brown, add onions, celery, bell pepper and garlic and sauté until vegetables are wilted, approximately 3 to 5 minutes

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   Add crawfish tails and cook until meat is pink and slightly curled

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   Stir in tomato sauce and slowly add crawfish stock stirring constantly until all is incorporated

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   Bring to a low boil, reduce to simmer and cook thirty minutes, stirring occasionally