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Blackened fish with cajun crawfish cream sauce and dirty rice

Name: Blackened fish with cajun crawfish cream sauce and dirty rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Fish filets ((Catfish or any white fish is fine)); All purpose seasoning; Smoked paprika; 1 cup rice; 1 lb ground beef; ½ onion ((diced)); ½ bell pepper ((diced)); ½ stalk celery ((diced)); 2 cups chicken broth; 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning; ½ tablespoon all purpose seasoning ((low sodium)); ½ onion; ½ bell pepper; ½ stalk celery; crawfish tails; Andouille Sausage; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 can fire roasted tomatoes; ½ cup chicken broth; 1 cup heavy cream; Parmesean Cheese; 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning

Get ready for a bold and flavorful Southern-inspired dish that brings the heart of Louisiana straight to your kitchen! This Blackened Fish is seared to perfection, coated in a smoky, spicy Cajun seasoning that forms a delicious crust. It’s then smothered in a rich, creamy Crawfish Sauce, packed with tender crawfish tails, sausage, and a luscious blend of spices. Served alongside Dirty Rice, a classic Creole side dish filled with savory ground meat, aromatics, and a punch of seasoning, this meal is the perfect balance of heat, depth, and comfort. Whether you're craving an authentic Cajun experience or looking to spice up your dinner routine, this dish is a guaranteed showstopper!

Prep 20 minCook 1hTotal 1h 20mCuisine American

Ingredients

Fish

Fish filets ((Catfish or any white fish is fine))
All purpose seasoning
Smoked paprika

Dirty Rice

1 cuprice
1 lbground beef
½onion ((diced))

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½bell pepper ((diced))

½ stalkcelery ((diced))

2 cupschicken broth

1 tablespooncajun seasoning

½ tablespoonall purpose seasoning ((low sodium))

Cajun Crawfish Cream Sauce

½onion
½bell pepper
½ stalkcelery
crawfish tails
Andouille Sausage
1 tablespoontomato paste
1 canfire roasted tomatoes
½ cupchicken broth
1 cupheavy cream
Parmesean Cheese
1 tablespooncajun seasoning

Instructions

Dirty Rice

1Cook sausage, onion, celery, bell pepper for a few minutes until cooked through. Remove from pan
2Cook ground beef and remove excess grease
3Add in 1 cup rice
4Add onion, celery, bell pepper back in
5Add in 2 cups chicken broth
6Add in cajun seasoning
7Let simmer for 20-25 minutes

Cajun Crawfish Cream Sauce

1Cook sausage, onion, celery, bell pepper
2Add in tomato paste and creole seasoning
3Add in Chicken broth
4Add in fire roasted tomatoes
5Add in heavy cream
6Add in crawfish tail
7Add in cheese
8Let simmer around 10 minus or until thickened. If mixture is too soupy, add in a cornstarch slurry (1 tsp cornstarch, 1 tsp water) and mix in.

Fish

1Season your fish with your favorite seasonings
2Add 2 tbsp oil to a pan along with a bit a butter on medium heat
3Add your fish in top (presentation) side down first. Let sear for 3-4 minutes for a medium sized filet
4Flip your fish and add in a knob of butter and a squeeze of lemon juice. Let cook another few minutes while basting the butter over the fish

Plating

1Place dirty rice on your plate
2Add your Blackened fish on top of your rice
3Top with your cajun crawfish cream sauce

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