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    Jazz Fest Crawfish Bread


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    List of Ingredients




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    1 stick butter, softened 1/2 cup chopped onions
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    1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
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    1/4 cup chopped celery
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    1/4 cup dry white wine
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    1 cup chicken broth or clam juice
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    1/3 cup prepared roux 1/8 tsp. dried thyme
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    1/8 tsp. sweet basil
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    2 bay leaves
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    2 Tbsp. minced garlic
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    2 lbs. crawfish tails with fat
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    1/2 cup ripe tomatoes, finely diced
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    1 can Campbell's Cream of Shrimp Soup
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    1/4 cup chopped parsley
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    1/3 cup sliced green onions
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    1/2 tsp. Frank Davis Seafood Seasoning
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    1 tsp. salt (if needed)
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    8 ounces shredded Colby
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    8 ounces shredded Monterey Jack
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    1 cup grated Parmesan
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    4 loaves French bread "Twin Shorties"

    Recipe



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    In a large heavy skillet, melt the butter and heat it until it bubbles. Then lower the heat and add the chopped onions, bell pepper, and celery.
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    Sauté the mixture until the veggies turn limp, but do not let them brown (figure that it should take about three minutes).
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    Next add the wine to the seasoning base and bring it to a boil.
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    Then, after about a minute, pour in the clam juice and add to it the prepared roux, thyme, bay leaves, and garlic.
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    At this point, return the mixture to a boil once again but immediately lower the heat and simmer everything together for about five minutes more or until thickened.
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    Now add the crawfish tails, diced tomatoes, cream of shrimp soup, parsley, green onions, seafood seasoning, and salt (if needed).
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    When everything is thoroughly combined, simmer the skillet for about 8 to 10 minutes or until you can pick up the sauce with a fork.
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    All that's left to do is to slice the loaves of bread lengthwise and sprinkle each half with a thin but complete layer of cheese.
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    Then place the bread onto a sheet pan and slide it under a hot broiler or toaster oven until the cheese fully melts.
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    Finally, take the bread halves out of the oven, generously spoon the crawfish sauce down the center of each loaf, then top them liberally with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.
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    Return the Crawfish Bread to the oven one more time, but only until the sauce begins to bubble.
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    Then slice the "breads" into appropriate individual portions and serve the pieces piping hot.

 

 

 


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