Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Crawfish Gumbo


Ingredients:
1 - pound crawfish, cooked and cleaned
8 - ounces smoked sausage
1/2 - pound fresh (preferred) or frozen okra
1 - medium yellow onion
1 - can whole tomatoes
8 - ounces frozen corn
1 - teaspoon parsley flakes
1/2 - teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 - pint half & half
2 - cups water
2 – tablespoons creole or cajun seasoning
Cookware and Utensils:
1 – large skillet
1 – Stirring spoon
Soup bowls
Instructions:
As always the key to great cooking is to be prepared and to use quality ingredients.
Start off by cutting your smoked sausage into bite sized quarters. Next add sausage to a large skillet and cook until browned. Add onions to skillet and cook until tender, stirring often.
Next add water, tomatoes, corn, okra and creole or cajun seasoning. Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Finally add your remaining ingredients, the crawfish and half-and-half. Simmer for any additionally 10 minutes.
Serve your crawfish gumbo over steamed rice with sweet cornbread.