Graceful Mary

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds Louisiana crawfish
• 1 stick of butter
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery finely chopped
• 1 bell pepper finely chopped
• 2 TBSP shallots finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• Your favorite creole seasoning to taste
• 3 TBSP Water
• 2 TBSP Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/4 tsp red pepper
• 1/4 c crawfish fat
• Juice from one lemon or about 1/4 cup
• 1 TBSP cornstarch
• Parsley for garnishing

Instructions:

• Sauté onions, shallots, celery, and bell pepper in butter until transparent.
• Add crawfish, salt and simmer for about 10 minutes
• Make thin paste with cornstarch and water. Add creole seasoning and red pepper.
• Add to other mixture and bring to a simmer.
• Add lemon juice and crawfish fat.
• Remove from heat and allow to steep for 1/2 hour or more.
• Serve over rice.