Crawfish Alfredo
Ingredients
- cajun seasoning
- white onion ⓘ
- scallion ⓘ
- green onion ⓘ
- ground rosemary ⓘ
- cornstarch ⓘ
- cream ⓘ
- zucchini ⓘ
- parmesan cheese ⓘ
- mushroom ⓘ
- yellow bell pepper
- crayfish tail
- red bell pepper ⓘ
- carrot ⓘ
- wine ⓘ
- pasta ⓘ
- olive oil ⓘ
- corn ⓘ
- green bell pepper ⓘ
- pepper ⓘ
- cream cheese ⓘ
- parsley ⓘ
- frozen broccoli ⓘ
- garlic ⓘ
- bay leaf ⓘ
Instructions
- Always remember a Cajun cook's measurements are by taste and feeling of the day therefore this was a hard recipe to write down.
- All can or frozen ingredients can be substituted with fresh ingredients.
- In a pan put crawfish (leave crawfish fat in for taste or rinse and strain prior to sauteing for a whiter sauce), wine, and a couple pinches of seasoning.
- I use about 4 maybe 6 pinches of seasoning.
- Simmer on very low heat for 3 minutes.
- Take crawfish out of pan and set aside leaving wine and seasoning in pan.
- In another pan saute the onions, garlic, bell peppers, scallions, green onions, and carrots in some olive oil until onions are soft.
- About 5 minutes.
- Season while simmering with a few pinches of garlic salt, garlic pepper and a few more pinches of seasoning.
- Take the ingredients from the two pans (wine and onion pans) and pour into a large pot.
- Place on a low heat adding the zucchini, squash, corn, broccoli, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, parsley, rosemary, bay leaves and heavy cream.
- If necessary add more wine or cream to cover ingredients.
- Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low for 20 minutes.
- Stir occasionally and of course add a few more pinches of seasoning.
- While sauce is simmering add corn starch and water mixture to sauce to thicken.
- I usually mix two tbls of cornstarch with 4 oz of water in a glass, stir and slowly add to sauce avoiding clumping.
- Mix thoroughly and let heat for a few minutes before adding more until you get the consistency you want.
- One you get the consistency you want and you have heated for about 20 minutes add crawfish in and continue to stir on a low heat for 10 minutes.
- While main dish is simmering cook enough pasta for 4-6.
- Serve on a plate or in a bowl over pasta.
- Great with fresh green beans and of course garlic bread.
- Bon Appitite.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1096
kcal
55% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).