Kat's Crawfish Newburg

 

          3    tbs  Butter
          1     sm  Yellow onion, chopped
          3    tbs  Flour
          2    cup  Fish stock (see recipe), canned fish broth or clam juice
          1    cup  Whipping cream
          1      x  Egg
          2    tbs  Dry sherry
        1/2    tsp  Paprika
                    Salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste
          1     lb  Crawfish tails, cooked and cleaned
          2    cup  Cooked rice
                    Parsley, chopped, for garnish


Method:

Heat a 2-quart soup pot, add the butter and the onion, and saute until the onion is clear. Stir in the flour and cook for a few minutes to form a roux. Do not let it darken. Add the fish stock, stirring carefully, and bring the whole to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer 15 minutes, stirring until it thickens. Combine the cream, egg, and 1/2 cup of the hot stock and whip together. Stir this mixture back into the pot. Turn the heat to low and add the remaining ingredients, except the crawfish, rice, and parsley.

Keep warm until you are about to serve. Then stir in the crawfish, heat for a moment, and serve over the rice with a parsley garnish.

 

1853
Crimean War begins as Turkey declares war on Russia. Commodore Perry reaches Tokyo.