New Orleans Style Crawfish Cakes
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
For Crawfish cake batter:12 ounces crawfish tails, peeled (can be purchased frozen if unavailable fresh)1 1/2 tsp salt-free creole seasoning (like Tony Chacheres)Juice of 1 lemon1 TBSP chopped fresh parsley1 TBSP chopped green onion tops1/2 cup crushed, unsalted crackers1 egg, lightly beatenFor Frying1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil1/4 cup all-purpose flour1 egg, lightly beaten1/2 cup crushed, unsalted crackers
In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade, pulse crawfish tails until coarsely chopped. (A blender can also be used if you don't have a food processor - just don't liquefy the tails!)
Transfer crawfish tails to a mixing bowl and add seasoning, lemon juice, parsley, green onion tops, egg and crackers. Mix with a fork to combine. Form into 8 cakes (shaped like small hamburgers)
In a large skillet, heat olive oil on a medium setting. When oil is hot, dredge crawfish cakes in flour, then egg, then crushed crackers. Fry until nicely browned, about four minutes. Turn and cook on the other side until browned - about 2 minutes.
Drain on paper towels.
Note - you can cook one cake at a time, and refrigerate left-overs for up to two days. Once fried, however, they do not keep well in the fridge!
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JMCKIMMIE.
Transfer crawfish tails to a mixing bowl and add seasoning, lemon juice, parsley, green onion tops, egg and crackers. Mix with a fork to combine. Form into 8 cakes (shaped like small hamburgers)
In a large skillet, heat olive oil on a medium setting. When oil is hot, dredge crawfish cakes in flour, then egg, then crushed crackers. Fry until nicely browned, about four minutes. Turn and cook on the other side until browned - about 2 minutes.
Drain on paper towels.
Note - you can cook one cake at a time, and refrigerate left-overs for up to two days. Once fried, however, they do not keep well in the fridge!
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JMCKIMMIE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 280.3
- Total Fat: 14.1 g
- Cholesterol: 200.8 mg
- Sodium: 323.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 24.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
- Protein: 9.5 g
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