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Étouffée or etouffee (French:, English: / ˌ eɪ t uː ˈ f eɪ / AY-too-FAY) is a dish found in both Cajun and Creole cuisine typically served with shellfish over rice.The dish employs a technique known as smothering, a popular method of cooking in the Cajun and Creole areas of south Louisiana. Étouffée is most popular in New Orleans and in the Acadiana region as well as the coastal ...
The preparation of Cajun/Creole dishes such as crawfish étouffée, gumbo, and jambalaya all start from this base. Variants use garlic, parsley, or shallots in addition to the three trinity ingredients. [1] The addition of garlic to is sometimes referred to as adding "the pope".
A plate lunch of smothered steak and gravy served over boiled white rice from Garys Grocery in Lafayette, Louisiana. Smothering meat, seafood or vegetables is a cooking technique used in both Cajun and Creole cuisines of Louisiana.
Many Cajun recipes are based on rice and the "holy trinity" of onions, celery, and green pepper, and use locally caught shell fish such as shrimp and crawfish. Much of Cajun cookery starts with a roux made of wheat flour cooked and slowly stirred with a fat such as oil, butter or lard, known especially as the base for étouffée , gumbo and ...
Paul Prudhomme (July 13, 1940 – October 8, 2015), also known as Gene Autry Prudhomme, [1] was an American celebrity chef whose specialties were Creole and Cajun cuisines, which he was also credited with popularizing. [2]
Crawfish pie is prepared by making a roux with bell peppers, onions and celery, the "holy trinity" of Cajun cooking. Seafood stock and cooked crawfish tails are then added to the roux before it is poured into a pie crust. Spices and aromatics, including possibly garlic, black pepper, paprika and parsley, are also included in the roux. [4] [5]
Often associated with Cajun cuisine, this technique was invented and popularized by chef Paul Prudhomme. [1] The food is dipped in melted butter and then sprinkled with a mixture of herbs and spices , usually some combination of thyme , oregano , chili pepper , peppercorns , salt , garlic powder , and onion powder . [ 2 ]
Louisiana-style crawfish boil. The crawfish boil is a celebratory event that involves boiling crawfish, potatoes, onions and corn in large pots over propane cookers. Although potatoes, onions and corn are the most popular of the boil sides, many boils include peppers, mushrooms, celery, ravioli, whole garlic cloves and sweet potatoes.