Dee'S Crawfish Gumbo

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 gallons crawfish, cleaned and split between heads and tails
  • salt
  • cajun seasoning
  • 2 onions, chopped fine
  • 1 cup celery, minced
  • 1 bell pepper, minced
  • 8 cups water

Instructions

  1. Heat shortening, add flour, making roux, and stir until brown.
  2. Add onions, celery and bell pepper.
  3. Stir until vegetables are soft.
  4. Add fat from heads of crawfish, stir until fat comes to top.
  5. Add water and seasonings, and simmer 20-30 minutes.
  6. Add crawfish tails, and cook over medium-low heat for 30 minutes.
  7. Serve with rice.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

392 kcal 20% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 4.1g 8% DV
Total Fat 28.9g 37% DV
Carbs 30g 11% DV
Fiber 2.2g 8% DV
Sugar 3g 6% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 9865.8mg 100% DV
Potassium 183.3mg 4% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 45.8mcg 5% DV
Vitamin C 33.9mg 38% DV
Calcium 32.3mg 2% DV
Iron 1.8mg 10% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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