French word meaning "smothered " A method of cooking seafood smothered in vegetables in a succulent tomato-based sauce to create a stewed-like seafood entree Served with rice
Shellfish, poultry or meat smothered in a covered pan with butter, cooking oil, or grease
The term literally means "smothered " It is a cooking method of cooking something smothered in a blanket of chopped vegetables over a low flame in a tightly covered pan Crawfish and shrimp etoufees are delicious New Orleans specialities