Best Crawfish Beignets With Cajun Dipping Sauce Recipes

CRAWFISH BEIGNETS WITH CAJUN DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the egg, crawfish, onions, butter, salt and cayenne. Stir in flour until blended.
• In large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Once the surface begins to shimmer, reduce the heat to low.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of batter, 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.

CRAWFISH BEIGNETS WITH SPICY REMOULADE

Steps:

• Mix together all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add the lemon zest, garlic, crawfish, parsley and hot sauce. Mix gently to combine. Add the water or stock slowly until a loose dough is formed. Set aside for 15 minutes.
• In a deep-fryer or heavy-bottomed pot, heat enough canola or peanut oil to come halfway up the sides of the pot, to 350 degrees F.
• Spoon 1 heaping teaspoon dough into hot oil and cook in batches until deep golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with salt while still hot. Let temperature of oil return to 350 degrees F between batches.
• Whisk the mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish, lemon juice, salt, pepper and cayenne together in a medium bowl until well blended. Stir in the parsley, capers and green onions and mix well. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Transfer the beignets to a serving platter and serve with the remoulade sauce.

SHRIMP OR CRAWFISH BEIGNETS AND CAJUN SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in a large skillet or fryer to 375 degrees or medium high.
• 2. in a large bowl combine the egg, crawfish, onions, melted butter, salt and cayenne pepper. Stir in teh flour until blended.
• 3. Drop the batter a tablespoon at a time into the hot oil and fry until golden brown all around. Drain on a wire rack over paper towels. Sprinkle lightly with your favorite cajun seasoning while still hot.
• 4. For the dipping sauce combine the mayonnaise, ketchup and horseradish in a small bowl and add hot pepper sauce to your liking. Serve with the beignets.

CRAWFISH BEIGNETS

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.

CRAWFISH BEIGNETS WITH CAJUN DIPPING SAUCE

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.