Photo: Crawfish Boulettes with Creole Tartar Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 1/4 cup chopped bell peppers
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 pound peeled crawfish tails or 1 pound cooked and peeled shrimp
- 5 slices stale bread, broken into small pieces
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3 tablespoons chopped green onions
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 1/2 cups dried fine bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon Emeril's Bayou Blast, plus more for seasoning, recipe follows
- Solid vegetable shortening or vegetable oil for deep-frying
- Creole Tartar Sauce, recipe follows
Directions
In a food processor with a metal blade, combine the onions, peppers, celery, garlic, crawfish tails, bread pieces and egg together. Pulse the mixture a few times to finely chop the mixture. Do not puree. Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl and stir in the green onions and parsley. Season the mixture with salt, pepper, and cayenne.
Fill a large, heavy stockpot or saucepan with shortening or oil to a depth of 3 inches. Preheat oil to 360 degrees F.
Shape the mixture into small balls, about 1 tablespoon each. Season the bread crumbs with the 1 tablespoon of Bayou Blast. Roll the balls into the seasoned bread crumbs. Fry the boulettes until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove from the oil and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season with additional Bayou Blast. Serve hot with Creole Tartar Sauce.
Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning (also referred to as Bayou Blast):
- 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
Yield: 2/3 cup
Creole Tartar Sauce:
- 1 egg*
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped green onions
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon Creole or whole-grain mustard
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Put the egg, garlic, lemon juice, parsley, and green onions in a food processor and puree for 15 seconds. With the processor running, pour the oil through the feed tube in a slow, steady stream. Add the cayenne, mustard, and salt and pulse once or twice to blend.
Cover and let sit for 1 hour in the refrigerator before using. Best if used within 24 hours.
* Raw Egg Warning
Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly cooked eggs due to the slight risk of salmonella or other food-borne illness. To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly refrigerated, clean grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell. For recipes that call for eggs that are raw or undercooked when the dish is served, use shell eggs that have been treated to destroy salmonella, by pasteurization or another approved method.
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By Chef #580861 Ne...
Illinois
on December 22, 2011
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These are so good.I used ground shrimp and love the way they turned out.Crispy with a deviled crab taste.Would be good party food.
By Addicted to Bread
TX
on September 08, 2010
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These were very good, but essentially were crab cakes with crawfish. I used frozen crawfish tails and the crawfish flavor was lost. Good recipe and I will make again, but maybe with shrimp or crab next time.
By atskds_5910462
Foley, AL
on August 13, 2006
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Easy to make, full of taste. A hit at the dinner plate. I plan to make these again.
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