Crawfish Bisque Recipe - Delicious Creole Soup from USA

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup corn oil or bacon fat
• 0.33 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 large onion , peeled and chopped
• 1 – 2 cloves garlic , peeled and finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery and leaves, chopped
• 4 scallions , white and green parts chopped separately
• 1 qt (946 ml) water
• 0.25 cup tomato paste
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 8 allspice berries
• 3 cloves
• 1 tsp salt
• 0.25 tsp black pepper
• 0.25 tsp white pepper
• 0.25.5 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 3 lb (1.36 kg) uncooked crayfish tails, with fat if available
• hot freshly cooked rice