variants
or less commonly etouffee
: a Cajun stew of shellfish or chicken served over rice
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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.
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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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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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“étouffée.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%C3%A9touff%C3%A9e. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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