The Sauce Piquant

I foun' dis recipe in The Crawfish Cook Book of Dalmatian D. Dupre. Master Chef & Short Order Cook, (retired) Copyright 1982 by Cajun Country Cookbook, Inc. P.O, Box 1687 Opelousas, La. 70571 1-800-551-9066
OK, now dat we got de legal stuff out de way, letz get cookn' sha.

De bes' ting bout dis recipe, iz dat it'z good az a stand a-lone! U can jes' add de buttered french bread an it'z a dun deal sha.

De Piquant:
1 lb. crawfish tial http://decajunmarket.yolasite.com/
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup red wine
Tobasco
Seasoning to taste http://decajunmarket.yolasite.com/
1 onion
1 bell pepper
1 stem de celery
1 clove de garlic
1-16oz can tomatoes
1 teaspoon soy sauce

Now sha, let'z  duex like we always did and chop up dem veggies real fine an' saute dat up in de butter. Add de water an' all de other ingredients and season to taste. Cook dat over de medium heat for bout one hour. Serve dat with de rice, (De Bes' Rice Recipe Ever)  Me sha, it don' get no easier den dat!

Boudreaux sez he come across some tourist from up north, he say de car dey wuz driving got stuck in de ditch. So Boudreaux sashay back to de camp house an fetch his ole horse, "Buddy", he sez he dun hook up ole Buddy to de back of dat car an' yell, "pull Nellie, pull"! Ole Buddy, he jes' stand dar and did nuthin. Den ole Boudreaux he say, "pull Charlie, pull"! Again, ole Buddy jes' stood dar. Den ole Boudreaux he say, "pull Buddy, pull"! Ole Buddy he rare up an pull dat car right out de ditch! I ax'd ole Boudreaux, why you dun call dat horse by de wrong name? Boudreaux sez, "ole Buddy's blind, if he think' he'z de only one helpin' out, he ain't never gonna get dat car out de ditch"!