Food Edition: Crawfish Pasta

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We had a Cajun food challenge at work a while back. I decided that crawfish pasta was the way to go. It was a bit spicy, but it was so good. And the pictures alone were mouthwatering.

Here’s the recipe:

Crawfish Pasta

Enjoy this scrumptious pasta with crawfish and a bit of heat!
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Cook Time 20 minutes
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Kosher salt
  • 1 lb fettuccine
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lb crawfish
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp Cajun seasoning (I use Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning)
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flower
  • 3/4 cup heavy whilling cream
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan, plus more for garnish
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Method
 

  1. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook fettuccine until al dente.
  2. Drain, saving 1 cup pasta water, and return to pot.
  3. In a large skillet heat olive oil over medium heat. Add crawfish and season with salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning. Cook slightly so that the crawfish are seasoned well then set aside.
  4. Wipeout skillet and add butter. Once melted, stir in flour and whisk until golden,1 minute. Add heavy cream and whisk until creamy, then add Parmesan and 1/2 cuppasta water. Whisk until creamy, then season with salt and pepper.
  5. Return pasta to skillet and toss until creamy, then add the crawfish and parsley and toss until combined.
  6. Top with Parmesan and serve hot with some some garlic bread and your choice of hot sauce!

Notes

You can use shrimp instead of crawfish. Be sure to cook thoroughly, about 2 minutes on each side. You can also use different types of pasta like linguine or angel hair.

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