Crawfish Etouffe' and Cornbread Waffle Recipes

I had trouble posting in the recipe thread so here it is.

I used John Folse's recipe as a base with modifications.

Nate's Crawfish Etouffe'


2 pounds cleaned crawfish tails
1/2 pound butter
2 cups onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
½ cup red bell pepper, chopped
1 large tomatoe, diced
8 toes garlic, diced
4 bay leaves
1 cup tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups flour
2 quarts crawfish stock or water
1 ounce sherry
1 cup green onions, chopped
½ cup parsley, chopped
salt and cayenne pepper to taste
Tabasco sauce to taste
2 cups white rice, steamed
METHOD:
In a 2-gallon stock pot, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic and bay leaves. Sauté until vegetables are wilted, approximately 3-5 minutes. Add crawfish tails and tomato sauce and blend well into mixture. Using a wire whip, blend flour into the vegetable mixture to form a white roux. Slowly add crawfish stock or water, a little at a time, until sauce consistency is achieved. Continue adding more stock as necessary to retain consistency. Bring to a rolling boil, reduce to simmer and cook 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sherry, green onions and parsley and cook an additional 5 minutes. Season to taste using salt and cayenne pepper. Serve over steamed white rice using a few dashes of Tabasco Pepper Sauce.




Nate's Cornbread Waffles


1 1/2 cups corn meal
1 1/2 cups flour(all purpose)
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
Mix all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

Add following wet ingredients and mix well with a spatula.

1/2 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups cold water
1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil

Add the rest of these ingredients until incorporated

1 14.75 oz can of cream style corn
1/2 - 3/4 cup small diced onions
2 med small diced jalapeno pepper (you can add slices of jalapeno throughout waffles as you pour mixture into waffle maker)
1 1/2 -2 cups large shred colby and jack cheeses

Heat waffle maker and when ready spray with baking/cooking spray and add enough mixture to fill waffle maker, close and bake as recommended by manufacturer.