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Authors: Fern Michaels

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Crawfish Étouffée
2½ lb crawfish tails
1 stick margarine
3 large onions, finely chopped
finely chopped parsley
salt and pepper to taste
 
Sauté onions in margarine, about 15–20 minutes, until soft. Add crawfish fat and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until fat comes to the top. Add tails and season to taste. Add just enough hot water to étouffée for desired consistency. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add parsley. Serve over steaming hot rice.
Cajun Crab Pie
1
1 c onion, chopped
1½ c green onion, chopped
¼ c bell pepper, chopped
1 tbsp garlic, minced
3 tbsp butter
1 lb lump crabmeat
2 tsp salt
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp black pepper
1 lb cheddar cheese, shredded
3 tbsp lemon juice
The Crust
1 c self-rising flour
1 tbsp dry milk
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp baking soda
1 c milk
3 eggs
1 tbsp butter
 
Preheat oven to 350°F. In a skillet, sauté onion, green onion, bell pepper and garlic in 3 tbsp butter until onion is clear. Remove from heat and add crabmeat, salt and both peppers (cayenne and black). In a separate bowl, combine flour, dry milk, sugar, salt, baking soda, milk, eggs and 1 tbsp butter and blend until smooth. Pour into greased 9″ x 12″ baking pan. Top with prepared crab mixture. Cover with shredded cheese and sprinkle on lemon juice. Bake covered for 35 minutes at 350°F. Uncover and bake at 400°F until brown.
 
SERVES 6–8.
 
Note
: Be sure to clean crabmeat of all shell.
Fern Michaels likes to hear from her readers. Write to her c/o Kensington Publishing Corp. or E-mail her at:
 
Don't miss Fern Michaels's next paperback
 
THE GUEST LIST
 
(coming from Zebra Books in August 2000)
 
or her next hardcover
 
WHAT YOU WISH FOR
 
(coming from Kensington Publishing Corp. in October 2000)
The author wishes to acknowledge the use of the recipes for corn puppies, shrimp boulettes, and Cajun crab pie from
Dat Little Cajun Cookbook
by Chef Remy Laterrade, C.E.C., ISBN 0-9632197-1.
Dat Little Cajun Cookbook
Copyright © 1993 by Remy Laterrade
(Relco Ent.: P.O. Box 3943, Lafayette, LA 70502-3942)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KENSINGTON BOOKS are published by
 
Kensington Publishing Corp.
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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of the Publisher, excepting brief quotes used in reviews.
 
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Library of Congress Card Catalogue Number: 99-68845
ISBN: 978-1-4201-0843-9
Notes
1
with thanks to Chef Remy's
Dat Little Cajun Cookbook.
Write to Chef Remy at:
[email protected].

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