Louisiana Crawfish Boudin Recipes

Steps:

• To prepare casings: Let casings soak in cool water about five minutes to remove salt on outer surface (no longer, or they will become too tender to stuff) and flush salt from the inside by placing one end on faucet nozzle and turn on cold tap water (if you see holes or water leaking, cut and discard).
• Remove casing from faucet and gently squeeze out water; cover rinsed casings and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Place the crawfish in a bowl and sprinkle the seasonings on top; mix well and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a saucepan and saute the vegetables over medium heat for about five minutes or until translucent.
• Add the seasoned crawfish and cook about 20 minutes more, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and stir in the rice, mixing very well.
• While the mixture is still hot, fill the casings, making links by twisting the filled casing several turns periodically (a four inch link is a good size).
• To cook:.
• Place the sausage in a single layer in a large pan or dutch oven and cover with water.
• Heat over high until water is nearly simmering and reduce heat to maintain just under simmering until the sausage is heated through about 15 to 20 minutes (cooking over higher heat may lead the casings to burst).
• Drain and serve immediately.
• An alternate method of cooking would be to saute the sausages in a frying pan in a little oil or butter.

Steps:

• Soak hog casings in cold water for 10 minutes. Hold casings open under a running faucet and flush water through inside of casings. Reserve casings chilled.
• Place Louisiana Crawfish tails in bowl and season with salt, cayenne, white pepper and Creole seasoning. Reserve chilled.
• Heat large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add 3 Tbsp. canola oil. Add onions, garlic, celery and bell peppers and cook until peppers are tender and onions are translucent (about 5 minutes). Reserve.
• Heat another large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add remaining 3 Tbsp. canola oil. Add seasoned crawfish and sauté until cooked through (about 6-8 minutes). Add white wine and cook until liquid is reduced by 2/3rds. Reserve.
• Combine cooked vegetables, cooked crawfish and cooking liquid, cooked rice, parsley and green onions in large bowl. Place mixture on cutting board and chop coarsely with knife until crawfish pieces are about 1/4 of original size. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Place mixture into a sausage press and fill casings. Twist casings a few times every 5 inches to separate each link. Fill all casings until mixture is finished.
• To cook, fill large pot with 3 inches of water and bring to simmer. Add crawfish sausage and simmer gently for 12-15 minutes. Remove from water and serve hot with Creole mustard.