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Crawfish Fettuccine Recipe

Posted on 7/21/14 at 9:36 am
Posted by SUB
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Posted on 7/21/14 at 9:36 am
I found this old thread when looking for a good crawfish pasta recipe. I'd bump it, but it's locked.

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1 lb. crawfish tails, boiled and peeled
1 stick of butter (Do not use margarine.)
1 pint of half-and-half
1 good-sized bunch green onions, chopped (tops, too)
3 - 10 cloves garlic, chopped (to your taste)
Creole seasoning to taste (or 1 - 2 tbsp.)
1 lb. cooked fresh pasta (Dry pasta is all right if fresh is not available. Rotini is preferred, but use your favorite shape.)

Cook pasta according to the directions on the package. Drain, then rinse under cool water. Drain again, thoroughly.

Melt the butter in a large pot and saute onions and garlic for 3 minutes. Add the seafood and saute for 2 minutes. Add the half-and-half, then add several big pinches of Creole seasoning, tasting before the next pinch until you think it's right. If you've boiled your own crawfish, save the fat and add it in as well. Cook for 5 - 10 minutes over medium heat until the sauce thickens.

Add the pasta and toss well. Let it sit for 10 minutes or so over very low heat, stirring often. Serve immediately, with lots of French bread and a nice dry white wine.


The pasta came out great! The only things that I did different were adding 2 yellow onions and boiling the fettuccine in crawfish stock that I had made from boiled crawfish shells (from the last crawfish boil).
Posted by Gris Gris
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Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 7/21/14 at 9:51 am to
Was your crawfish stock really peppery? Every time I've tried to make it from crawfish from a boil, it's too peppery to use and I've rinsed etc...
Posted by SUB
Member since Jan 2001
Member since Jan 2009
20880 posts
Posted on 7/21/14 at 9:54 am to
It's very salty. I usually dilute it a little. For this, I probably used about 2 parts stock and 1 part water, though I could have used less water as the pasta didn't come out as flavorful as I hoped. I tested on some spaghetti noodles with just stock and it they tasted very salty.
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
Member since Jul 2004
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Posted on 7/21/14 at 10:52 am to
That recipe is pretty much the same as Crawfish Monica.
Posted by cuyahoga tiger
NE Ohio via Tangipahoa
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 7/21/14 at 3:38 pm to
I would add the crawfish AFTER the 5 minute, med heat, sauce reduction/thicken step. Crawfish are already cooked and only need to be heated thru. Adding them while sauce thickens is a mistake. The crawfish fat makes this dish great instead of just good without it.
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