Crab and Shrimp Etouffee' + Festival Lagniappe!

Here's a family favorite that will tantalize your taste buds beyond belief and have you going back for seconds! Succulent crab meat and shrimp, combined in a spicy Cajun stew is guaranteed to please, cher! And so easy, for those busy days. Serve with a big tossed salad and plenty of French bread. Ca cest bon! Enjoy!


 

Crab and Shrimp Etouffee'

1 cup chopped onions,
1/2 cup each, bell peppers. and celery
1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 tsp.'s minced garlic
1 can Rotel brand, diced tomatoes and green chilies, (undrained)
1/4 cup fresh parsley
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 tbs. Cajun seasoning
Salt to taste
Few good shakes Tabasco
1 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 cups water or seafood stock
1/2 cup white wine
Juice of 1 lemon
1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 lb. lump crab meat
4 tbs.'s butter
4 tbs.'s flour

Coat shrimp with lemon juice, season with Cajun seasoning, and set aside. Melt the butter in a large heavy pot, on low heat. Add the flour and stir constantly, until a light to medium brown color is reached. Add chopped onion, bell pepper , celery, garlic, and tomatoes and saute on low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring to prevent sticking. Add the water or stock and bring to a boil. Lower heat and add seasoned shrimp, crab meat, and white wine and stir. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add parsley and green onions in the last ten minutes of cooking time. Add a few good shakes of Tabasco and serve over hot cooked rice. Serves 4.Le bon manger! Bon appetit!

 












Festival Lagniappe!

It was another fun-filled Cajun weekend, at the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival! Except for a few clouds and sprinkles, here and there, the weather held up and the stormy weather stayed to our north and east. A good rain came in the night and I slept right through it.

The music was great with a super line-up, and the crowd was ready to dance! Several of my faves were playing, including Keith Frank and the Soileau Family Band and Hunter Hayes!

My friend's brother-in-law owns this drink stand, so we had special privileges!

I ate crawfish galore, but couldn't resist stopping by the "Roger's Cajun Pistol" booth, and getting one of these! Oh cest bon, cher! Sinfully delicious!

 





We had to cancel our plans for Jazz Fest, on Sunday. New Orleans was under a tornado watch, with rain and wind. You win a few, you loose a few, and a few are just rained out, cher! Cie la vie!

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Please keep the entire gulf coast in your thoughts and prayers in the coming days, as the giant oil spill inches ever so closer to land. So many people I know are either in the oil industry or the seafood industry. These two, and related industries, furnish the livelihoods for most of the people, in Cajun country. It's too soon to predict whether our area will be directly affected, but one thing is for sure, we will ALL be affected, one way or another, by this terrible tragedy. Merci beaucoup for your prayers and for stopping by! Wishing ya'll a wonderful, happy week!