Amorous French Crawfish
Nutrition
Calories: 244.36 kcalCarbohydrates: 3.09 gProtein: 1.98 gFat: 19.72 gSaturated Fat: 12.36 gCholesterol: 45.64 mgSodium: 35.45 mgVitamin A: 15.224 IUCalcium: 76.05 mgIron: 0.29 mg
Ingredients
- 60 Louisiana crawfish precooked lightly
- 1 pint dry white wine
- 1-1/2 cups crème fraiche
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3 shallots minced
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- cayenne to taste
- fresh tarragon sprigs
Instructions
- Clean the crawfish.
- Heat the butter (along with some crawfish butter) in a skillet, and sauté the minced shallots for 2 minutes, without browning them.
- Add the cleaned crawfish tail meats and sauté for 3 or 4 minutes.
- Add the white wine, salt, and pepper. Cook for 4 or 5 minutes.
- With a slotted spoon, take out the crawfish, put them into a heated casserole, and cover.
- Boil the liquid in the skillet until the volume is reduced by half.
- Add the crème fraiche, bring to a new boil, and reduce until you have a thick sauce. Add some more salt if needed, and stir in a little cayenne (go easy on the cayenne unless you are on the frisky side or otherwise need some heat).
- Pour the sauce over the crawfish and serve in the casserole, garnishing with the tarragon leaves.