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Crawfish Étouffée is a signature dish of United States; we have verified places to eat it in New Orleans. Cajun stew of crawfish tails smothered (étouffée) in a blonde roux, the holy trinity of onion-celery-pepper, garlic, butter and seafood stock, served over white rice. Start with where to eat Crawfish Étouffée in New Orleans.
Cajun stew of crawfish tails smothered (étouffée) in a blonde roux, the holy trinity of onion-celery-pepper, garlic, butter and seafood stock, served over white rice. The everyday Cajun rice plate of Louisiana.
Étouffée is the canonical Cajun rice plate, traced to the Acadiana parishes west of New Orleans through the early 20th century. The dish became a New Orleans restaurant staple via Cajun migration to the city in the 1950s. Mandina's, Lil' Dizzy's Cafe and Atchafalaya all run defensible versions; crawfish season runs January through July.
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