Authentic Crawfish (or Shrimp) Étouffée

Ingredients (23)

• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup onion
• 1 cup celery
• 1 cup green bell pepper
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 poblano pepper
• 1 jalapeno
• 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley
• 3 cups seafood stock
• 1 tsp white pepper
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1½ tsp thyme leaves
• 1 tbsp Kosher salt
• 3 bay leaves
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 2 lbs crawfish meat
• 1 cup green onions
• Juice ½ lemon
• 4 cups steamed white rice
• Cayenne hot sauce