Bayou Crawfish Spread Recipes

CRAWFISH SPREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and onion and saute until softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add garlic and cajun seasoning and saute for 1 minute. Stir in tabasco and crawfish tails. Cook 2-3 minutes to thoroughly warm the crawfish.
• Turn heat down to medium-low and add cream cheese and Parmesan cheese. Stir until cheeses are melted and everything is combined well.
• Remove from heat and stir in green onions and pickled okra.

CHUNKY CRAWFISH SPREAD

Steps:

• Chop crawfish; pat dry. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add the peppers, onion, garlic, Creole seasoning, salt and hot pepper sauce; stir in the crawfish. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve with crackers.

FRESH PACIFIC COD FISH WITH CRAWFISH BAYOU SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat a grill or grill pan and spray with cooking spray. Season fish with salt and pepper and place fish on grill; cook for 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until flakey.
• Meanwhile, make sauce: melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in green onions, garlic, and Creole seasoning. Add cream and lower heat to medium. Stir until mixture is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add crawfish and stir for about 30 seconds or until just heated through. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• To serve, plate fish and spoon Crawfish Bayou Sauce over center of fish. Garnish with parsley.

BAYOU STUFFED CATFISH WITH CAJUN BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Mix together crabmeat, cornbread, spinach, pine nuts, mustard and salt and pepper. Lay fish skin side up and top with 2 1/2 ounces stuffing. Roll tightly and refrigerate until set. Dredge in seasoned flour, dip in buttermilk, and roll through fish fry mix. Deep fry at 350 degrees F until light brown. Remove to sheet pan and finish in a preheated 350 degree F oven until temperature of 150 degrees F. Top with 1 1/2 ounces cajun beurre blanc and garnish with lemon.
• In heavy saucepan, add all ingredients except butter and cream. Reduce the liquid over low heat. Add heavy cream and reduce by half. Slowly add butter, whipping continuously-alternating pan on and off flame. Strain and add seasoning.

BAYOU SHRIMP OR CRAWFISH

Steps:

• In large skillet, fry bacon until done, but not crisp.
• Add mushrooms and saute until just tender.
• Add garlic and shrimp or crawfish, adding butter if needed.
• Cook for 1 minute, stirring.
• Add green onions and parsley, cooking for an additional minute.
• Add tomatoes, and Creole seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1-2 minutes or until shrimp is cooked through and liquid has reduced and becomes slightly thickened.
• Add salt, pepper and hot sauce, to taste.
• Serve over rice or southern fried grits.

COD WITH CRAWFISH BAYOU SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat a grill or grill pan and spray with cooking spray.
• Season fish with salt and pepper and place fish on grill; cook for 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until flakey.
• Sauce:.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Stir in garlic and Creole seasoning.
• Add 1/2 & 1/2.
• Stir until mixture is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Add crawfish and shrimp stirring until just heated through.
• Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• To serve, spoon Crawfish Bayou Sauce over center of fish and garnish with parsley and green onions.

BAYOU CRAWFISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease a 2-quart casserole dish and set aside.
• In a Dutch oven over med-high heat, bring the squash and water to a boil.
• Cook 10 minutes; drain and set aside.
• Decrease heat to medium and add the onions, peppers, celery, garlic, and butter.
• Saute 4 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and add to the squash, stirring gently.
• Add the egg, breadcrumbs, cheese, Beau Monde, salt, pepper, thyme, cayenne, hot sauce, and crawfish.
• Stir to combine.
• Spoon into the prepared baking pan and bake 30 minutes.
• Serve warm.

CAJUN POPCORN (BATTER-FRIED CRAWFISH)

Steps:

• Prepare the crawfish or shrimp and set aside.
• Blend eggs and milk; beat well.
• In a large bowl, combine the corn flour and all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, garlic, onion, peppers, thyme and bay leaves. Blend well. Gradually add the milk mixture, stirring well with a whisk. Let stand one hour at room temperature.
• Heat one inch of oil in a black iron skillet or use a deep-fat fryer. It is important that the oil be heated to a temperature as close to 370 degrees as possible. Coat the seafood with batter and drop it a few pieces at a time in the hot fat. This will be done in several batches. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown all over, about two minutes total cooking time.
• As the food is cooked, drain well of paper towels. Serve with garlic mayonnaise on the side.

BAYOU CRAWFISH SPREAD

Steps:

• Melt butter in skillet over medium-high heat. Add seasoning blend and crawfish; sauté 2-3 minutes while stirring. Add garlic salt and pepper. Turn off heat and add cream cheese, stirring till mixed. Serve warm or chilled with dry toasted bread squares or hearty crackers. Editor's Extra: Crawfish tails are available frozen in most supermarkets. Fun Fact: Frozen seasoning blend is a mixture of chopped onions, celery, and bell pepper. It is very convenient to have handy without having to chop fresh. Cajuns call this mixture the Holy Trinity, as few of their dishes start without these three vegetables sautéed, sometimes in a roux.