Crawfish Gravy

Ingredients for Crawfish Gravy

• 450g thick-sliced smoked bacon, cut into 1/2" pieces

• 6 tablespoons plain flour

• 60g each finely chopped onion, green pepper, and celery

• 25g seeded, finely chopped jalapeños

• 3 tablespoons finely chopped garlic

• 2 teaspoons Cajun Spice Mix

• 725ml low-salt chicken broth or prawns stock

• 450g peeled crawfish tails or coarsely chopped peeled prawns

• Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

• Cayenne pepper (optional)

• 80g chopped spring onions

• Ingredient info: Crawfish tails can be found at cajungrocer.com.

How to make Crawfish Gravy

Cook bacon in a cast-iron or other large heavy skillet over medium heat until fat is rendered and bacon is crisp, about 12 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain. Pour drippings into a small bowl; return 90ml to the same skillet set over medium heat. Whisk flour into drippings, reduce heat to low, and cook, whisking constantly, until roux is one shade darker than peanut butter, about 10 minutes.

Add onion, pepper, celery, jalapeños, and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until onion is soft, about 20 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high; stir in reserved bacon, spice mix, then broth. Simmer, stirring often, until thickened and flavours meld, 20-25 minutes.

Stir in crawfish. Simmer until the tails curl, about 3 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne, if desired. Garnish with spring onions.

Disclaimer

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