Best Pickled Crawfish Tails Recipes

EASY CRAWFISH TAIL RECIPE

Steps:

• Add butter and olive oil to a large non-stick skillet over medium heat.
• Once hot, add minced garlic and sauté for about 1 minute or until fragrant.
• Add crawfish tails and sauté for about 1 minute on one side or until just beginning to turn pink. Then flip. (If your crawfish is already pre-cooked, you'll only need about 1 minute to heat them through.)
• Add wine and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer for 1-2 minutes or until the crawfish tails are cooked through. (Make sure not to over-cook your crawfish meat.)
• Remove from the heat immediately. Sprinkle with chopped basil or parsley. Serve over pasta or rice and enjoy!

PICKLED CRAWFISH TAILS

Steps:

• Put the crawfish tails and onion in a large glass container.
• Bring 1 cup water, the vinegar, olive oil, garlic, peppercorns, allspice, coriander seeds, celery seeds, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, dill seeds, red pepper flakes, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cloves, star anise, sugar, and ginger to a boil in a nonreactive saucepan. Cook for 5 minutes. Pour the hot liquid over the crawfish and onion. Let cool, then cover, and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Notes
• If you like, 1 1/2 pounds peeled boiled shrimp can be substituted for the crawfish in this recipe.
• I like to serve these with assorted pickled peppers and vegetables for a spicy snack with cocktails or on top of leafy green salads. Quite good stirred into pasta salads, too.
• This pickling-spice mixture works well with many recipes that call for pickling spice. Make a big old batch of this spice blend (minus the fresh ginger) to give as gifts for friends who are into home canning.

BAKED CRAWFISH DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine crawfish tails, cream cheese, sour cream, green onions, garlic, mustard, and crab boil seasoning in a large mixing bowl. Mix with an electric hand mixer until the consistency is nice and creamy.
• Place mixture in an oven-safe dish. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top of the mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is lightly browned, about 20 minutes.