Up Jambalaya Etouffee

Crawfish Jambalaya


1 1/2 c Water
1 1/4 c Long grain rice (raw)
1 c Onion, chopped fine
1 lb Crawfish tails
1 tb Flour
1/2 c Chopped bell pepper
1/2 c Chopped celery
1/2 c Chopped green onion tops
1/2 c Chopped parsley (2ts.flakes)
1/2 ts Black pepper
1/4 c Crawfish fat
1/4 ts Red pepper, or to taste
2 1/2 ts Salt
2 tb Salad oil

Brown flour in oil to a golden brown. Add onions.
Stir constantly until onions are almost cooked.
Add 1 1/2 cups cold water and simmer for 1/2 hr.

Add crawfish tails and fat.
Cook until crawfish turns pink.
Add about 2 cups of water and bring to a boil.
When water is rapidly boiling, add remainder of ingredients.
Stir to blend and cook on low heat covered for about 1/2 hr. or until rice is
tender.

Five minutes before serving, use a 2 prong fork and fluff up jambalaya
so that rice will have a tendency to fall apart.

makes 4 Servings