Crawfish and Corn

Yield: about 10 servings

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter or olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped green bell peppers
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with chile peppers (Ro*Tel)
• 2 (16 ounce) cans shoe peg corn (tiny white corn)
• 1 (8 ounce) can cream-style corn
• 1 pound peeled crawfish tails
• Salt and cayenne to taste

Instructions

1. Heat the butter or oil in a large, heavy pot over medium heat. Add the onions, bell peppers and garlic. Cook, stirring, until translucent, about five minutes.
2. Add the tomatoes with chiles, mashing the tomatoes with the back of a heavy spoon. Cook, stirring, for five minutes.
3. Add the corn and cook for 10 minutes.
4. Add the cream-style corn and crawfish. Season with salt and cayenne. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
5. Serve hot.

Attribution

The Times Picayune