Étouffée

The word étouffée comes from the French verb étouffer, meaning "to suffocate" or "to smother". The dish is a thick, rich stew that is typically made with seafood, vegetables, and a roux-based sauce.

The first recorded étouffée recipe was published in 1885 by Pierre Blot, a French-born chef who settled in New Orleans. In his cookbook, Blot included a recipe for "Étouffée de Crabe" (Crab Étouffée), which was made with crab meat, onions, celery, green peppers, garlic, and a roux-based sauce.

The dish became popular in the early 20th century, particularly in the American South. It was often served as a main course at Creole and Cajun restaurants.

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Recipes

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Shrimp Étouffée

  • salt
  • white rice
  • shrimp
  • hot sauce
  • bay leaf
  • green onion
  • onion
  • bell pepper
  • tomato paste
  • creole seasoning
  • celery
  • all purpose flour
  • chicken
  • butter
  • garlic
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Vegan Mushroom Étouffée

  • brown rice
  • lemon
  • tomato
  • oyster mushroom
  • creole seasoning
  • bay seasoning
  • dulse flake
  • bay leaf
  • bell pepper
  • onion
  • parsley
  • salt
  • celery
  • garlic
  • vegetable stock
  • all purpose flour
  • coconut oil
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Classic Cajun Crawfish Étouffée

  • green onion
  • salt
  • all purpose flour
  • celery
  • bell pepper
  • onion
  • black pepper
  • cayenne pepper
  • leaf
  • garlic
  • fish stock
  • crawfish tail
  • sherry
  • butter
  • parsley
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Crawfish Étouffée

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  • thyme
  • salt
  • onion
  • poblano chile pepper
  • green onion
  • parsley
  • black pepper
  • cayenne pepper
  • crawfish tail
  • butter
  • celery
  • garlic
  • RICE
  • salt
  • grain rice
  • butter
  • bay leaf
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Classic Shrimp Étouffée

  • tomato
  • bell pepper
  • salt
  • onion
  • bay leaf
  • celery
  • black pepper
  • creole seasoning
  • rice
  • garlic
  • all purpose flour
  • butter
  • clam juice
  • green onion
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Chicken Étouffée

  • tomato
  • onion
  • shrimp
  • bell pepper
  • chicken broth
  • cajun
  • celery
  • all purpose flour
  • cayenne pepper
  • butter
  • oil
  • tomato paste
  • garlic
  • chicken breast
  • green onion
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Crawfish Étouffée

  • french bread
  • bell pepper
  • onion
  • butter
  • crawfish tail
  • chicken stock
  • espelette
  • lemon juice
  • louisiana hot sauce
  • sweet paprika
  • tomato paste
  • black pepper
  • worcestershire sauce
  • salt
  • all purpose flour
  • parsley
  • oregano
  • white rice
  • celery
  • garlic
  • green onion
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Creole Shrimp Étouffée

  • cajun seasoning
  • hot sauce
  • worcestershire sauce
  • salt
  • tomato
  • celery
  • bell pepper
  • chicken broth
  • clam juice
  • onion
  • all purpose flour
  • butter
  • white rice
  • shrimp
  • garlic
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Shrimp Étouffée Recipe

  • Shrimp Stock (see note)
  • parsley
  • bay leaf
  • onion
  • sherry
  • baking soda
  • shrimp
  • tomato paste
  • salt
  • celery
  • canola oil
  • garlic
  • thyme
  • Étouffée
  • salt
  • grain rice
  • bell pepper
  • onion
  • all purpose flour
  • butter
  • oregano
  • thyme
  • cayenne pepper
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • hot paprika
  • bay leaf
  • celery
  • shrimp stock
  • green onion
  • garlic
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Shrimp Étouffée

  • rice
  • bay leaf
  • bell pepper
  • chicken broth
  • shrimp
  • thyme
  • black pepper
  • cayenne pepper
  • oil
  • all purpose flour
  • salt
  • onion
  • celery
  • scallions including green top
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Crawfish Étouffée

  • white
  • thyme
  • celery
  • bell pepper
  • onion
  • canola oil
  • all purpose flour
  • green onion
  • cayenne pepper
  • basil
  • black pepper
  • white peppe
  • butter
  • crawfish tail
  • salt
  • seafood
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Crawfish Étouffée

  • celery
  • bell pepper
  • cayenne pepper
  • parsley
  • green onion
  • butter
  • onion
  • garlic
  • salt
  • hot double fish stock
  • crawfish tail
  • cornstarch
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Shrimp and Crab Étouffée

  • celery
  • bell pepper
  • cayenne pepper
  • parsley
  • green onion
  • butter
  • onion
  • lump crabmeat
  • garlic
  • salt
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  • shrimp
  • cornstarch

Ingredient Breakdown

 
salt
onion
celery
bell pepper
butter
garlic
green onion
all purpose flour
cayenne pepper
bay leaf
parsley
shrimp
black pepper
crawfish tail
thyme
tomato paste
tomato
white rice
creole seasoning
chicken broth
hot sauce
sherry
grain rice
rice
clam juice
oil
worcestershire sauce
oregano
canola oil
cornstarch
chicken
brown rice
lemon
oyster mushroom
bay seasoning
dulse flake
vegetable stock
coconut oil
leaf
fish stock
poblano chile pepper
cajun
chicken breast
french bread
chicken stock
espelette
lemon juice
louisiana hot sauce
sweet paprika
cajun seasoning
baking soda
garlic powder
onion powder
hot paprika
shrimp stock
scallions including green top
white
basil
white peppe
seafood
hot double fish stock
lump crabmeat
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Insights

Correlated with Higher Ratings

  • butter

Common Ingredients

  • celery 39%
  • garlic 39%
  • onion 39%
  • all purpose flour 35%
  • bell pepper 35%
  • butter 35%
  • salt 35%

Usual Ingredients

  • green onion 30%

Rarey Ingredients

  • bay leaf 22%
  • parsley 22%