variants
or less commonly etouffee
: a Cajun stew of shellfish or chicken served over rice
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The tail meat, fresh or frozen, of the tiny lobster-like crustaceans are used in a variety of dishes, including crawfish etouffee, gumbos and po-boys.
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Sara Cline, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
It's traditionally used in dishes like jambalaya, etouffee, and more.
—Paige Grandjean, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
Four points was deducted from the restaurant’s health rating for veal stock/duck stock, gumbo and etouffee that was opened past the seven-day limit mandated by the health department.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2023
The culinary focus will give travelers ample opportunities to sample cuisine like shrimp and grits, gumbo and etouffee.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
For a side, Mahony’s tops fries with crawfish etouffee and cheddar.
—Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 25 Nov. 2020
For that day and for every other day, there’s a network of restaurants in San Antonio that channel the New Orleans spirit into gumbo and beignets, into po’boys and etouffee, into a food culture that arose from oppression and necessity to become a cornerstone of the American food experience.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2023
There will also be classic New Orleans dishes, such as crawfish etouffee, shrimp and grits, red beans and rice, and beignets.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 8 Nov. 2022
Theresa Borel’s latest culinary venture transports diners to New Orleans via crawfish etouffee, seafood gumbo and alligator po-boys.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2022
Sara Cline, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
It's traditionally used in dishes like jambalaya, etouffee, and more.
—Paige Grandjean, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
Four points was deducted from the restaurant’s health rating for veal stock/duck stock, gumbo and etouffee that was opened past the seven-day limit mandated by the health department.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2023
The culinary focus will give travelers ample opportunities to sample cuisine like shrimp and grits, gumbo and etouffee.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
For a side, Mahony’s tops fries with crawfish etouffee and cheddar.
—Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 25 Nov. 2020
For that day and for every other day, there’s a network of restaurants in San Antonio that channel the New Orleans spirit into gumbo and beignets, into po’boys and etouffee, into a food culture that arose from oppression and necessity to become a cornerstone of the American food experience.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2023
There will also be classic New Orleans dishes, such as crawfish etouffee, shrimp and grits, red beans and rice, and beignets.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 8 Nov. 2022
Theresa Borel’s latest culinary venture transports diners to New Orleans via crawfish etouffee, seafood gumbo and alligator po-boys.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2022
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“étouffée.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%C3%A9touff%C3%A9e. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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