Crawfish Beignets
"New Orleans Style Crawfish Beignets. Serve with a Spicy Mayo dip."
- Ready In:
- 18mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
24 beignets
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 6 ounces crawfish tail meat
- 1 tablespoon creole seasoning (plus extra for sprinkling)
- 1 teaspoon creole seasoning
- 1⁄4 cup green bell pepper, finely-chopped
- 1⁄4 cup green onion, finely-chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour, sifted (plus extra for rolling)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 cup milk
directions
- In a deep-fryer heat oil over medium-high heat to 365 degrees F.
- In a large bowl whisk eggs until frothy.
- Sprinkle crawfish tails with 1 tablespoon of seasoning and add to eggs.
- Stir in bell peppers, green onions, garlic, salt, flour, baking powder and milk; consistency will be wet. Using a large metal tablespoon, drop beignet mixture into oil and fry about 3 minutes or until crispy and golden brown.
- Do this in 2 batches.
- Using a slotted spoon remove beignets and drain thoroughly on paper towels.
- Sprinkle remaining 1 teaspoon seasoning over beignets.
- To serve, spoon sauce onto 4 dinner plates and place 5 to 6 beignets on top of each.
- Sprinkle rims of plates with extra seasoning.
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I am a Restaurant Management major at the University of Central Florida. I also plan to get my Associates degree in Baking and Pastry Management from Valencia Community College. I hope to open a bakery someday in sunny Fort Myers, Florida.
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