Ingredients
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 5 pounds boiled crawfish
- 4 quarts water
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup flour
- 3 1/2 cups chopped onions, divided
- 1 3/4 cups chopped green bell peppers, divided
- 1 3/4 cups chopped celery, celery
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons chopped green onions
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 pound peeled crawfish tails
- 4 slices stale bread, torn into pieces
- 1 egg, beaten
- Pinch of cayenne
- 1 1/2 cups dried fine bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon Rustic Rub
Directions
Preheat the oil. For the crawfish stock: Remove the tails and peel, reserving the meat and peelings. Pinch off the claws and reserve. Put the tail peelings and claws in a stockpot and cover with the water. Bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered for 45 minutes. Drain. You should have about 3 quarts of stock. Let the stock cool. For the bisque: Combine the oil and flour in a large cast-iron or enameled cast-iron Dutch oven over medium heat. Stirring slowly and constantly for 20 to 25 minutes, make a medium brown roux, the color of peanut butter. Add 3 cups of onions, 1 1/2 cups bell peppers, and 1 1/2 cups celery. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, for 6 to 7 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft. Add the crawfish tails. Stir and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the crawfish stock and bring to a boil. Simmer over medium heat, uncovered, for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of the green onions and the parsley. For the boulettes: 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 with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Shape the mixture into small balls, about 1 tablespoon each. Season the bread crumbs with the Rustic Rub. Roll the balls into the seasoned bread crumbs. When the oil has reached 360 degrees, deep-fry them until golden brown, about 2 minutes Remove the boulettes from the oil and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season with Rustic Rub.Garnish each soup with a couple of the boulettes

















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By msampey_6946822
Yorkville, IL
on March 29, 2007
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I lived just outside of New Orleans by my husbands family,and they LOVE this recipe. The only thing I change is, I stuff the heads of the crawfish instead of making the boulettes. I coat the heads with a seasoned flour mixture and deep fry them and put them in the bisque when I serve it.It does take some time, but its a perfect dinner on Sunday.
By vchenault_5525693
Houston, TX
on May 22, 2006
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I will make and serve this one to my family, in Pittsburgh,Pa., when I visit soon.Hope I can find crawfish there. If not I will use shrimp, but the crawfish sounds very delicious.
I REALLY ENJOY EMERIAL'S SHOW AND i RECORD AS MANY OF THEM AS I CAN, SO IF I MISS IT ,GETTING HOME LATE, I CAN JUST RUN ONE OF THE PREVIOUS ONES.
I ALSO CAN'T WAIT TO TRY THE STUFFED QUAIL,WHICH I LOVE. THE FRIED SOFT- SHELL CRAB, AND MANY OF THE OTHERS INCLLUDING THE WEEK OF ITALIAN COOKING, SINCE I AM ITALIAN, WHO MARRIED A FRENCHMAN.
By lalocaliz_5240133
BRONX, NY
on March 21, 2006
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I tried this for the first time, at a taping of Emeril Live. It was AMAZING!! I went on line and printed out the receipt and shared it with everyone I knew.
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