Crawfish Beignets with Cajun Dipping Sauce
Looking for crawfish recipes? Crawfish meat is fritter fried into crispy golden "beignets" and served with a spicy dipping sauce.
Servings 10 people
Calories 97kcal
Ingredients
Crawfish beignets:
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 pound chopped cooked crawfish tail meat or shrimp
- 4 green onions chopped
- 1-1/2 teaspoons butter melted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- Oil for deep-fat frying
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 teaspoon prepared horseradish optional
- 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the egg, crawfish, onions, butter, salt and cayenne. Stir in flour until blended.
- In large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Once the surface begins to shimmer, reduce the heat to low.
- Drop tablespoonfuls of batter, a few at a time, into hot oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels.
- In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish if desired and pepper sauce. Serve with beignets.
Notes
Inspired by Taste of Home Magazine
Nutrition
Serving: 1beignet | Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 160mg | Sugar: 1g