Crawfish Stuffed Manicotti

Recipe Ingredients

4 tablespoons	60ml	Butter
2		Green onions - finely - chopped
4 tablespoons	60ml	Parsley - minced
3		Garlic - finely minced
1/4 cup	59ml	Brandy
8 tablespoons	120ml	Butter
6 tablespoons	90ml	Flour
2 cups	474ml	Light cream
2 cups	474ml	Milk
1/2 cup	118ml	White wine - dry
1/2 cup	118ml	Tomato ketchup
4 tablespoons	60ml	Tomato paste
1		Lemon - juiced
1 tablespoon	15ml	Worcestershire sauce
4 cups	948ml	Crawfish tails - whole - boiled
		Salt, pepper and tabasco to taste
1		Manicotti
		Stuffing
1		Butter
1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	Onions - finely chopped
1		Green onions - finely - chopped
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Celery - finely chopped
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Green pepper - finely - chopped
3		Garlic - minced
4 tablespoons	60ml	Parsley - finely chopped
1		Lemon - juiced
2		Bay leaves
1 teaspoon	5ml	Thyme leaves
4 cups	948ml	Crawfish tails - boiled - finely chopped
2 cups	292g / 10oz	Bread crumbs - fine
		Salt - pepper and tabasco
		To taste
1		Egg

Recipe Instructions

CRAWFISH STUFFED MANICOTTI: Melt the 4 tablespoons butter. Fry the green onions, parsley and garlic until onions are wilted. Add the crawfish tails and let all of this fry until sizzling hot. Heat a small pot and pour in the brandy. Remove the crawfish from fire, ignite the brandy and pour into the crawfish mixture. Toss until flames die down. Set aside.

In another pot, melt 8 tablespoons butter. Add the flour and let this cook on a low fire until flour is cooked, about 2 minutes, stirring often. Add the cream, milk, ketchup and tomato paste, stirring constantly until sauce comes to a boil and starts to thicken.

Add the wine, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and Tabasco.

Combine both pans and simmer for a few minutes. If sauce is too thick, thin it out with a little more milk.

Cook manicotti according to package directions.

Note: Do not use crawfish cooked with crab boil.

STUFFING: Melt the stick of butter. Fry onions, green onions, celery, green pepper, garlic and parsley until wilted. Add crawfish meat, lemon juice, bay leaves and thyme. Let all of this cook for about 10 or 15 minutes or until vegetables are cooked. Add bread crumbs, salt, pepper and Tabasco.

Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring often. If stuffing is too moist, add a little more bread crumbs. Add the egg and mix well.

Stuff the manicotti carefully and lay them in a lightly greased baking dish in a single layer.

Pour most of the sauce over the manicotti and bake covered in a 350 F preheated oven for about 35 to 40 minutes or until manicotti are fully cooked. Spoon reserved sauce over manicotti when served.

Source:
The Pasta Machine Cookbook

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