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[[Image:Crawfish etouffee.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Crawfish étouffée, served at a Cajun restaurant in New Orleans.]]
'''Étouffée''' or '''etouffee''' is a Creole and Cajun dish typically served with [[shellfish]] or [[chicken]] over [[rice]], similar to [[gumbo]], very popular in New Orleans and in the bayou country of the southernmost half of Louisiana.

The usual staple of an étouffée is seafood such as [[crawfish]], [[prawns]] (shrimp), or [[crabmeat]]. Other meats, such as [[chicken]], or a combination of [[chicken]] and [[seafood]], are also used.

The base of an étouffée is either a dark brownish red [[roux]], a blonde [[roux]] (a roux that isn't browned as much) or simply [[onions]] cooked down in butter. It is usually seasoned with [[cayenne pepper]], [[onions]], [[green bell pepper]] and [[celery]] (a.k.a. the holy trinity), [[Garlic|garlic]], and [[salt]] and has a thicker consistency than gumbo. A crawfish étouffée, if made with a roux usually has a reddish colour.

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