étouffée

noun

étouf·​fée ˌā-tü-ˈfā How to pronounce étouffée (audio)
variants or less commonly etouffee
: a Cajun stew of shellfish or chicken served over rice

Examples of étouffée in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There are small plates like mushroom etouffee and plantain hoe cake, and larger dishes such as lobster escovitch and berbere roasted chicken with jollof rice. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024 Specialties include crawfish etouffee, shrimp Pontchartrain, and catfish stuffed with crab and topped with seafood sauce. Justine Harrington, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2024 Cajun Yard Dog Cajun Yard Dog — a cheeky reference to the alligators of Louisiana — offers Cajun, Creole and Southern style food such as catfish bites, etouffee and jambalaya. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2024 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. 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

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Word History

Etymology

Louisiana French, from French à l'étouffée braised

First Known Use

circa 1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of étouffée was circa 1933

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Cite this Entry

“étouffée.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%C3%A9touff%C3%A9e. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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