Best Creole Crawfish Recipes

CREOLE CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring often, until the roux is pale brown, about 10 minutes. Add the celery, onions and bell pepper. Cook until the onions are soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 45 to 60 seconds.
• In small bowl, combine the stock and tomato paste. Add the stock mixture to the skillet and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until slightly thickened and the flavors have married, about 10 minutes.
• Add the crawfish, parsley and cayenne pepper. Cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper. Spoon over hot rice. Garnish with scallions and serve immediately.

SHRIMP AND CRAWFISH CREOLE

Steps:

• In med. sauce pot sauté onions, bell pepper, garlic, celery and butter.
• Add shrimp and crawfish, cover and cook over med.
• heat until shrimp and crawfish are cooked down and pink.
• Add tomato paste and sauce, cook about 30-40 minute over low-med heat.
• Add parsley and green onions.
• Cook another 5 minute.
• serve over hot rice.

FRIED ASPARAGUS WITH CRAB AND CRAWFISH IN CREOLE HONEY BUTTER

Steps:

• For the crab/crawfish mixture: Heat olive oil in large skillet; add next six ingredients and saute for a minute.
• Add next five ingredients and simmer until reduced by half.
• Add onions and butter, one tablespoon at a time, stirring constantly until all the butter is incorporated.
• Season to taste and keep warm until served.
• For the asparagus: Combine the first five ingredients in a bowl and mix until smooth.
• Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan to 325°F.
• Dip the asparagus pieces in batter and fry until golden.
• Remove and drain on paper towels.
• To serve, place 4 pieces on warmed plates; divide the crab mixture evenly over the top.

CREOLE CRAWFISH/SHRIMP MONICA

Steps:

• Heat butter in a deep skillet until bubbly hot.
• Add seasoning and stir until well- blended.
• Add heavy cream and cook until reduced by half.
• Add green onions, cooled pasta and meat.
• Heat through.
• Serve immediately.

CREOLE CRAWFISH BOIL

Steps:

• Fill a huge stock pot, preferably fitted with a basket insert, with about 4 quarts of water. Keep in mind that when you add the solid ingredients the water level will rise, so don't fill the pot up more than 1/2 way. Squeeze the lemon juice into the water, tossing in the halves too. Add the bay leaves, salt, seasoning, onions, and garlic; bring the broth to a boil over medium-high heat and simmer for 10 minutes. You want a very aromatic broth with plenty of salt and spices; taste it, don't be afraid to make it strong so some of that flavor can penetrate and get absorbed by the potatoes and stuff.
• Add the potatoes to the pot to give them a head start and simmer for 10 minutes. Now add the corn and sausage; cook another 10 minutes, making sure everything stays covered with the liquid. Toss in the crawfish and shut off the heat. Cover the pot and let the crawfish steep in the flavor for 15 minutes. Drain and spread the crawfish, sausage, corn, potatoes, and onions out on a table that's covered with newspaper. Serve with lemons, hot sauce, and plenty of napkins.

CREOLE CRAWFISH AND SHRIMP BOIL

Steps:

• Combine the potatoes, Creole seasoning, thyme, bay leaves, garlic, lemons, boil seasonings bag and onion with 6 quarts cold water in a 14-quart or larger pot with a colander insert. Cover and bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer and cook 10 minutes.
• Add the andouille and corn to the pot. Cover and simmer an additional 15 minutes. Add the crawfish, cover again and cook 10 minutes. Add the shrimp and stir to combine. Cover and cook for 4 to 5 minutes more. Carefully strain the seafood, sausage and vegetables and serve on a large table covered with newspaper. Season with salt or additional Creole seasoning.

CREOLE CRAB AND CRAWFISH CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix all the above ingredients except for the saltines and bread crumbs. Blend in the coarsely broken saltine crackers and bread. Let rest in refrigerator for 1 hour. Form 3-ounce balls or patties and brown both sides in a lightly oiled, heavy skillet.
• Combine all ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to blend flavors. Served chilled.
• Yield: 1 3/4 cups of sauce

CREAMY CREOLE CRAWFISH PASTA

Steps:

• 1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and keep warm.
• 2. Melt butter in a Dutch Oven over medium heat. Add flour, and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes or until blended.
• 3. Add green onions, garlic cloves, onion, green bell pepper, celery. Saute 5 minutes or until tender.
• 4. Add boullion cube and next 7 ingredients; cook 10 minutes or until thickened. Stir in hot sauce, if desired. mmmmmm mmmmm good!

CREOLE CRAWFISH

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter. Saute Onion, celery and bell pepper until tender.
• 2. Add thawed crawfish tails and fat, rotel tomatoes and soup.Throw in a bay leaf or two. Heat until bubbly.
• 3. Add creole seasoning and salt and pepper to your liking. (I skip the salt and pepper and add extra creole seasoning) Simmer for 20-25 minutes. Remove bay leaf.
• 4. Serve with rice and fresh french bread. My hubby adds Tobasco, but only because he likes it hot.

CREOLE SOUP WITH HAM AND CRAWFISH RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oil in head large pot over medium high heat. Add onion and all bell peppers, sauté until onion is translucent, about 7 minutes. Add garlic, stir 1 minute. Add mushrooms, corn, cajun seasoning and cayenne. Cook 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Add beer, boil 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and clam juice; bring to boil. Meanwhile, melt butter in small skillet over medium heat. Add flour, stir until mixture darkens slightly, about 3 minutes. Whisk butter mixture into soup. Simmer soup until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Do Ahead Can be made 1 day ahead. Refrigerate uncovered until cool, then cover and keep chilled. Rewarm before continuing. Add ham, crawfish, mustard to soup, cook until crawfish is cooked and soup is heated through, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Season to taste with hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper.