Stuffed Crawfish Beignets (Cajun Pistols)
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
Filling 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup butterMinced garlicSalt and pepper 1 pound crawfish tails 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 1/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese or whatever cheese you like 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped green onion 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped parsleyShake or two of ground hot pepperDough 2 cups Bisquick 3/4 cup waterVegetable oil for frying
Sauté onion and celery in butter until tender. Add garlic, seasoning and crawfish tails. Simmer 10 min or until all liquid evaporated. Set aside and let cool completely.
Add cheese, green onions and parsley.
Beignet Dough: Stir biscuit mix and water with fork. On well-floured surface roll out dough. Cut with 4 inch circle cutter. Place crawfish filling on half of dough. Fold circle in half, seal edges with fork dipped in flour.
In deep pot, heat oil to 350 degrees F. Fry beignets until golden brown.
Serve warm.
Makes about 16 beignets.
May be frozen before frying. Thaw for 10 minutes and fry as usual.
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Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMW211.
Add cheese, green onions and parsley.
Beignet Dough: Stir biscuit mix and water with fork. On well-floured surface roll out dough. Cut with 4 inch circle cutter. Place crawfish filling on half of dough. Fold circle in half, seal edges with fork dipped in flour.
In deep pot, heat oil to 350 degrees F. Fry beignets until golden brown.
Serve warm.
Makes about 16 beignets.
May be frozen before frying. Thaw for 10 minutes and fry as usual.
https://www.recipegoldmine.com/reglouisP/louisiana372.html
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMW211.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 241.7
- Total Fat: 19.0 g
- Cholesterol: 60.4 mg
- Sodium: 279.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 11.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 7.0 g