Corn and Crawfish Soup

Ingredients -

4-1/2 tablespoons Butter
1 tablespoon Flour
1/2 cup chopped Onions
1/2 Celery Stalk, chopped
1/2 cup Green Bell Peppers, finely chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
1 can Cream Style Corn
1/2 can Whole Kernel Corn
1-1/4 cups Light Cream
1-1/4 cups Milk
1/2 can Cream of Potato Soup
1 drop Zatarain's Crab Boil
1/2 teaspoon Tony’s Creole Seasoning
Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1 pound Crawfish Tails
2-1/2 tablespoons Fresh Parsley Leaves, minced
1/2 cup Green Onions sliced

Preparation:

1. Add butter to stockpot. Melt over medium heat.

2. Add flour to stockpot and stir 2 minutes.

3. Stir in onion, green bell pepper, chopped celery, and minced garlic.

4. Stir in cream style corn, whole kernel corn, light cream, milk, and cream of potato soup.

5. Stir in creole seasoning and crab boil.

6. Season with fresh ground black pepper.

7. Stir in crawfish tails.

8. Simmer 40 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent scorching.

9. Stir in chopped fresh parsley and sliced green onion.

10. Simmer 5 minutes.

Soup Making Tip

Milk And Cream

Use whole milk, with either heavy cream or half-and-half.

Soup Making Tip

Wooden Spoons

Wooden spoons are excellent for soup making. They handle most stirring tasks, and wont scratch the surface of your pots.