Harrington's Cafe Crawfish Pasta

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ounce dry white wine
• 4 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup diced yellow onions
• 1/4 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup minced garlic
• 1 pound crawfish tails
• 1/2 pound claw crab meat
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• Salt and cracked black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Sauté vegetables in melted butter until wilted.
2. Add flour and make a blonde roux.
3. Using a wire whip, blend white wine and heavy cream.
4. Add wine-cream mixture to vegetables. Bring to a low boil, reduce to simmer, add crawfish and crab meat and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
5. Add basil and thyme.
6. Season to taste with salt and cracked black pepper.
7. Serve over pasta.

Attribution

Craig Harrington, Harrington's Cafe, Baton Rouge, Louisiana