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CAJUN CRAWFISH STIR-FRY

Course: Entrées
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Alex Downing, chef de cuisine, The Club at Rancharrah in Reno

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup green bell pepper minced
  • ¼ cup celery minced
  • ½ cup onion minced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 1 pound live crawfish
  • 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
  • ½ cup chicken stock or beer
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Louisiana hot sauce to taste
  • Cornstarch slurry to thicken (combine equal parts cornstarch and cold
  • water until smooth)
  • Garnish: Green onions and crispy fried garlic

Instructions

  • Heat a large wok on high until near smoking, then coat with oil. Add bell pepper, onion, and celery, and sauté until translucent. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant. Add crawfish and Cajun seasoning and toss until homogenous. Add chicken stock (or beer) and cover. Steam about 5 minutes and uncover. Add seasoning, hot sauce, and cornstarch slurry. Sauté until sauce thickens and crawfish look glossy. Transfer to plate, and garnish with scallions and fried garlic (found at any Asian grocery store).
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