Crawfish Beignets With Spicy Remoulade Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the egg, crawfish, onions, butter, salt and cayenne. Stir in flour until blended., In an electric skillet or deep fryer, heat 1 in. oil to 375°. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls, a few at a time, into hot oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels., In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish if desired, and pepper sauce. Serve with beignets.

Steps:

• Mix crawfish meat, Cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, and green onion together in a big bowl.
• Flatten and stretch out 12 biscuits with your hands or a rolling pin until they are rectangular in shape and about 4x5 inches.
• Place a scoop of the crawfish mix in the middle of each flattened biscuit and close all sides around it, working with your hands until all creases are fully sealed and you reach a desired shape.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place beignets carefully into the hot oil and fry until they float to the top and are golden brown on both sides, flipping as needed, about 5 minutes total. Remove from oil onto a paper towel-lined plate. Sprinkle tops with paprika and cayenne pepper.

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until rendered. Add the butter, celery, onions, bell peppers and red pepper flakes. Cook together, stirring occasionally, until softened. Sprinkle the flour over the bacon and vegetables and stir together well. Cook for an additional 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then simmer, stirring, until thickened slightly. Add the crawfish, parsley and scallions. Season the soup with salt and pepper. Serve with the Crawfish Beignets.
• Heat the oil in a deep-fryer over medium-high heat to 365 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until frothy. Sprinkle the crawfish tails with the seafood seasoning and add to the eggs. Stir in the green onions, garlic, salt, flour, baking powder and milk. The mixture should be like a thick pancake batter.
• Using a large metal tablespoon, drop the beignet mixture into the oil and fry until crispy and golden brown, about 3 minutes. Do this in two batches. Using a slotted spoon, remove the beignets and drain on paper towels. Makes 16 beignets.

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the crawfish meat with egg, green onions, butter, cajun seasoning, cayenne, and salt.
• 2. In a deep fat fryer or large dutch oven, heat oil to 375 degrees.
• 3. When the oil has reached temperature, drop about a tablespoon of the batter and fry until golden brown. Fry batter in batches to ensure the beignets do not stick together. Drain on rack or paper towels.
• 4. Serve with Spicy Remoulade or Boudreaux's Dippin Sauce (both recipes can be found in "Sauces and Dips".

Steps:

• In a deep-fryer heat oil over medium-high heat to 365 degrees F.
• In a large bowl whisk eggs until frothy.
• Sprinkle crawfish tails with 1 tablespoon of seasoning and add to eggs.
• Stir in bell peppers, green onions, garlic, salt, flour, baking powder and milk; consistency will be wet. Using a large metal tablespoon, drop beignet mixture into oil and fry about 3 minutes or until crispy and golden brown.
• Do this in 2 batches.
• Using a slotted spoon remove beignets and drain thoroughly on paper towels.
• Sprinkle remaining 1 teaspoon seasoning over beignets.
• To serve, spoon sauce onto 4 dinner plates and place 5 to 6 beignets on top of each.
• Sprinkle rims of plates with extra seasoning.