Crawfish Monica loaded with Rotini pasta and cheese is a bundle of joy for anyone waiting for food in your dining room. The recipe is very popular in Southern cuisine and is a big hit at all times. This recipe never gets too old to try out.
Crawfish Monica is a dish carrying extremely delicious ingredients and the creamy sauce of it with all the cheesiness makes you a fan of it in the first bite that you cannot resist trying it.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 green onion, chopped
- 1 lb Crawfish Tails
- 6 tablespoon Creole Seasoning
- 3 large chopped shallots
- 1 lb Rotini Pasta
- 6 minced garlic cloves
- 1/4 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 6 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1/4 cup chopped Parsley
Method to make the Crawfish Monica Recipe
- In the beginning, you must get your pasta cooked. Make sure to save some of the pasta water to use in the recipe and drain the rest of it.
- You must clean the Crawfish before using. After peeling the fish, you will get the tails for your dish.
- Take a large-sized cooking pot and add butter to it. The butter will get melted in a few minutes. The heat should be medium for it and then bring your shallots and put them into the hot butter.
- Stir fry the shallots and once they are softened, start adding the rest of your seasonings as the minced garlic. Combine it with the cooked shallots.
- Then sprinkle the cayenne pepper and add the creole seasonings at the same time.
- Pour some heavy cream into your mixture and then pour a little lemon juice into it.
- At this point, you should add your tails into this creamy shallot mixture.
- In the end, bring the chopped onions and parsley and add them into this cooked tail mixture.
- Then to proceed further, shower the shredded cheese over your cooked mixture. Bring your cooked Pasta and stir it into the cooked crawfish.
- Simmer a little after adding the pasta water into it.
- Stir and Serve hot!
FAQs?
How to cook the Rotini Pasta?
You must boil up this pasta and you must read the instructions written on the package and cook your pasta according to these instructions. Follow each step if facing any difficulty.
Is it necessary to use the Rotini Pasta in the Crawfish Monica?
No, it is necessary. You can use any pasta of your favorite kind but the Rotini pasta tastes best in the Crawfish Monica. That’s why I have always used it and never went for anything else.
Crawfish Monica Recipe
Ingredients
- Simmer a little after adding the pasta water into it.
- Stir and Serve hot!
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 green onion chopped
- 1 lb Crawfish Tails
- 6 tablespoon Creole Seasoning
- 3 large chopped shallots
- 1 lb Rotini Pasta
- 6 minced garlic cloves
- 1/4 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 6 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1/4 cup chopped Parsley
Instructions
- In the beginning, you must get your pasta cooked. Make sure to save some of the pasta water to use in the recipe and drain the rest of it.
- You must clean the Crawfish before using. After peeling the fish, you will get the tails for your dish.
- Take a large-sized cooking pot and add butter to it. The butter will get melted in a few minutes. The heat should be medium for it and then bring your shallots and put them into the hot butter.
- Stir fry the shallots and once they are softened, start adding the rest of your seasonings as the minced garlic. Combine it with the cooked shallots.
- Then sprinkle the cayenne pepper and add the creole seasonings at the same time.
- Pour some heavy cream into your mixture and then pour a little lemon juice into it.
- At this point, you should add your tails into this creamy shallot mixture.
- In the end, bring the chopped onions and parsley and add them into this cooked tail mixture.
- Then to proceed further, shower the shredded cheese over your cooked mixture. Bring your cooked Pasta and stir it into the cooked crawfish.
