Best Crawfish Corn Maque Choux Recipes

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CRAWFISH AND CORN MAQUE CHOUX



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Maque Choux" (pronounced mock-shoe) is a dish that the Native Americans introduced to the Cajun & Creoles of Louisiana.

Provided by gailanng

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 40m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/4 cup butter
3 cups fresh cut corn or 3 cups frozen corn
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
1 (10 ounce) can Rotel tomatoes & chilies or 1 (10 ounce) can canned tomatoes, drained
2 teaspoons cajun seasoning or 2 teaspoons creole seasoning
salt
2 cups heavy cream
1 lb crawfish tail, preferably Louisiana crawfish tails
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
3 tablespoons green onions, chopped

Steps:

  • Thaw corn if frozen. Heat butter in medium saucepot. Add corn and saute for 2 minutes.
  • Add chicken stock, onion, bell pepper, celery and tomatoes with chiles. Turn heat up and cook until all of chicken stock has evaporated.
  • Add garlic, Creole Seasoning, salt and heavy cream. Bring to a boil.
  • Add crawfish tails and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes until cream starts to reduce and thicken.
  • Add parsley and green onions. Serve with steamed white rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 499, Fat 39.2, SaturatedFat 23.5, Cholesterol 210.5, Sodium 372.8, Carbohydrate 24.2, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 5.5, Protein 16.9

CRAWFISH CORN MAQUE CHOUX



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This is from Low-Calorie Cajun Cooking by Enola Prudhomme. You can substitute shrimp or strips of chicken breast for the crawfish if, like me, you live where crawfish is not available.

Provided by JeriBinNC

Categories     Crawfish

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 (10 ounce) packages frozen whole kernel corn
1 tablespoon reduced-calorie margarine
1 cup onion, finely chopped
1/3 cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
1/3 cup celery, finely chopped
2 cups evaporated skim milk
1 cup chicken stock
1 lb crawfish tail, peeled and deveined
1/3 cup green onion, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper

Steps:

  • Place the corn in a food processor or blender and process until the kernels are chopped and resemble cream-style corn. Set aside.
  • In a large Dutch oven over high heat, melt the margarine.
  • Add the onions, bell pepper, and celery and saute for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Reduce the heat to medium and stir in the corn, milk, and stock.
  • Cook, stirring frequently, for 15 minutes.
  • Spray the inside of a large skillet with nonstick spray and place over high heat.
  • Add the crawfish, green onions, salt and pepper.
  • Saute for 5 minutes, then add the corn mixture.
  • Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 364.4, Fat 4.7, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 128.2, Sodium 642.4, Carbohydrate 51.9, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 17.8, Protein 33

CRAWFISH CORN MAQUE CHOUX



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Another one of Mamma's goooooood crawfish recipes!

Provided by Janis McRae

Categories     Other Main Dishes

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 stick butter
1 c bell pepper, chopped
1 c onion, chopped
1 c tomatoes, chopped
1 lb crawfish tails, peeled
16 oz can whole kernal corn. drained
12 oz can creamed corn
salt, pepper and red pepper to taste
1 clove garlic, crushed

Steps:

  • 1. Melt butter in a skillet.
  • 2. Add onions, bell pepper, garlic and crawfish tails. Saute.
  • 3. Add tomatoes, and both cans of corn. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper.
  • 4. Cook uncovered on medium heat for about 30 minutes.
  • 5. Great served as a side dish or served over rice as a main dish.

CRAWFISH AND CORN MAQUE CHOUX SOUP



CRAWFISH AND CORN MAQUE CHOUX SOUP image

Categories     Soup/Stew     Shellfish     Side     Vegetarian     Quick & Easy

Yield 6 people

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 can sweet cream corn
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can diced tomatoes w/ chilies
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 stick butter
1/2 tsp cajun seasoning
1 lb. crawfish tails
1 pint half & half

Steps:

  • Add all the ingredients except for the half & half into a rice cooker. Stir, cover, and press cook. Once meal is cooked and cooker switches to warm mode, add the half and half. Stir, cover and heat for 10 minutes before serving.

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