Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  8        Tablespoons  butter
     1/2           Cup  all-purpose flour
  1                Cup  chopped onion
  1                Cup  chopped green bell pepper
  1                Cup  chopped celery
  3             Cloves  garlic -- minced (3 to 5)
                        Salt and freshly ground black pepper to
                        taste
                        Cayenne pepper to taste
  2             Pounds  shelled crawfish tails or peeled shrimp
  3        Tablespoons  fresh lemon juice
     1/2           Cup  chopped fresh parsley
     1/2           Cup  chopped scallion (spring onion) green
  1               part  only
                        Cooked rice or fettuccine

Preparation:

1. Melt the butter in a large skillet over high heat and stir in the flour. Cook over moderate heat for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until the mixture is a dark reddish brown.

2. Add the vegetables, salt, pepper, and cayenne, and cook uncovered an additional 20 minutes over medium-low heat.

3. Add the crawfish tails or shrimp, lemon juice, and parsley, and continue to cook uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

4. Garnish with the chopped scallion and serve with cooked rice or fettuccine.

Nutritional Information:

199 Calories (kcal); 16g Total Fat; (68% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 41mg Cholesterol; 178mg Sodium