Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1 large onion chopped

1/2 cup finely chopped celery

1 cup chopped green bell pepper

4 cloves garlic minced

2 tomatoes, diced

2 pounds peeled crawfish tails (in season) or shrimp

1 tsp salt

1 tsp ground black pepper

1 tbsp Cajun or Creole seasoning

1 tsp thyme

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp white pepper

Hot sauce to taste

3 tbsp flour

1 1/2 cup fish stock (use chicken stock if fish stock is not available.)

1 cup finely chopped green onion

Preparation

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion celery, bell pepper, and garlic, stirring constantly for 5 minutes. Stir in crawfish and next 7 ingredients (salt, black pepper, seasoning, thyme, onion powder, white pepper, hot sauce), cook 5 minutes. Stir in flour and cook stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Stir in stock gradually and cook over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in green onion and simmer 3 minutes. Serve over hot rice.