Crawfish Bisque

Ingredients

• corn oil or bacon fat
  ½ cup
• all-purpose flour
  ⅓ cup
• onion

  peeled and chopped
  1 large
• – 2 cloves garlic

  peeled and finely chopped
  1 unit
• celery and leaves

  chopped
  1 stalk
• scallions

  white and green parts chopped separately
  4 unit
• water
  1 quart
• tomato paste
  ¼ cup
• dried thyme
  1 teaspoon
• bay leaf
  1 unit
• chopped fresh parsley
  6 tablespoons
• allspice berries
  8 unit
• cloves
  3 unit
• salt
  1 teaspoon
• black pepper
  ¼ teaspoon
• white pepper
  ¼ teaspoon
• cayenne pepper
  ¼½ teaspoon
• lemon juice
  2 tablespoons
• uncooked crayfish tails

  with fat if available
  3 lbs
• hot freshly cooked rice
  1 unit