Crawfish Delicacy

Ingredients

• 1 rib celery chopped
• 8 servings rice hot cooked
• 2 pounds crawfish tails frozen thawed cooked peeled
• 3 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.3 cup parsley fresh chopped
• 1 Dash garlic powder 
• 0.5 small bell pepper green chopped
• 4  green onions chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper red
• 1 small onion chopped
• 8 servings garnish: parsley sprigs fresh
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 ounce beef stew seasoning mix 
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil 
• 3 cups water hot

Equipment

• sauce pan
• stove
• microwave

Directions

1. Microwave first 4 ingredients in a 13- x 9-inch microwave-safe dish at HIGH 6 to 8 minutes or until tender. Stir in crawfish; microwave at HIGH 6 minutes. Stir in flour and next 8 ingredients.
2. Microwave, uncovered, at HIGH 15 minutes, stirring twice. Microwave, covered, at MEDIUM (50% power) 15 minutes, stirring twice.
3. Serve over hot cooked rice; garnish, if desired.
4. For Chicken Delicacy, Substitute 4 cups chopped cooked chicken for crawfish tails.
5. Note: To prepare on stovetop, saut onion, bell pepper, and celery in hot oil in a large saucepan. Stir in crawfish and next 9 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.