etouffee
Louisiana shellfish dish
Etouffee is a Cajun and Creole dish of shellfish—usually crawfish or shrimp—smothered in a thick, seasoned sauce and served over rice.
The name comes from a French word meaning smothered or suffocated, describing how the main ingredient is cooked slowly in its own juices with onions, peppers, and spices: We ordered the crawfish etouffee.
Small freshwater lobster relative
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- smotheredDeprived of air
- riceStaple cereal grain
- sauceLiquid food accompaniment
holy trinity · onion · celery · bell pepper · garlic · butter · stock · serving
Gulf Coast pelican state
- AcadianFrench colonial Maritime settler
- bayouMarshy, slow-moving waterway
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
boudin · andouille · crawfish · po'boy · beignet · praline · chicory · kingcake
Pungent red spice
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- pepperPungent dried berry spice
- paprikaGround dried pepper
- hot sauceSpicy liquid condiment
Tabasco · piquant · seasoned · kick · warmth · bold · fiery · Cajun spice
Milled grain powder
- butterSolid fat from cream
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- baseSupporting bottom structure
browning · blonde · dark · cast iron · whisk · fat · oil · low heat
Warm and substantial
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- homestyleSimply prepared, like family cooking
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
soothing · homecooked · traditional · wholesome · rich · filling · Sunday dinner · family recipe
crawfish
Small freshwater lobster relative
sauce · holy trinity · onion · celery · bell pepper · garlic · butter · stock · serving · ladled
Louisiana
Gulf Coast pelican state
jambalaya · boudin · andouille · crawfish · po'boy · beignet · praline · chicory · kingcake · lagniappe
cayenne
Pungent red spice
hot sauce · Tabasco · piquant · seasoned · kick · warmth · bold · fiery · Cajun spice · red pepper
flour
Milled grain powder
base · browning · blonde · dark · cast iron · whisk · fat · oil · low heat · patience
hearty
Warm and substantial
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- homestyleSimply prepared, like family cooking
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
satisfying · soothing · homecooked · traditional · wholesome · rich · filling · Sunday dinner · family recipe · soul food
- New OrleansFrench Quarter, Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras, Jackson Square, jazz
- stewsbeef stew, lamb stew, chicken stew, vegetable stew, ragout
- Louisiana cuisinegumbo, jambalaya, crawfish, beignets, po'boy
- Cajungumbo, jambalaya, crawfish, boudin, andouille
- Cajun Culturebayou, boudin, crawfish, gumbo, jambalaya
- Cajun LouisianaAcadiana, Cajun, bayou, crawfish, Cajun culture
etouffeegumbo
Spiced Louisiana stew
jambalaya · boudin · po'boy · red beans and rice · crawfish boil
- crawfish etouffeeSmothered freshwater crustacean dish