Mam Papaul's Etouffee-Creole Sauce Etouffee is a light sauce for crawfish, shrimp or even chicken. Crawfish etouffee is the most popular crawfish dish in Louisiana. Creole is a rich tomato sauce which is especially good cooked with shrimp or chicken. Mam Papaul's Etouffee Sauce can be made with crawfish, shrimp or chicken and served over rice.