Easter Crawfish Etouffee Pirogues with Eggplant Paddles

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  • N4sir

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    First off let me explain what a pirogue is....... Simply it's a shallow flat bottomed canoe like boat used in the shallow water swamps of Louisiana.

    This morning I made an etouffee with leftover crawfish from the Good Friday crawfish boil that we peeled yesterday.

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    Here's where the pirogues come into play. I cut three whole eggplant in half and trimmed them like pirogues removing the meat and pulp of each half. I also peeled and sliced up a fourth one to make sticks or rather paddles for the pirogues.

    The eggplant halves at the flour dredging stage.

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    Eggplant paddles breaded and ready to fry.

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    Deep frying the eggplant pirogues.

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    First batch of paddles.

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    Time to eat served with Italian twist bread!

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    This was a delicious meal!!!!!

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