Crawfish Cakes With Cajun Aioli
"A McMurphy's Grill recipe."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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For aioli
- 3⁄4 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄3 cup thousand island dressing
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped parsley
- 2 teaspoons cajun seasoning
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
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For crawfish cakes
- 1 lb frozen crawfish meat
- 3 eggs, divided
- 1⁄4 cup diced yellow bell pepper
- 1⁄4 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1⁄2 cup finely diced Spanish onions or 1/2 cup yellow onion
- 1⁄4 cup plus 1 cup all-purpose flour, divided
- 5 tablespoons italian-seasoned dry breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 cup olive oil
directions
- To prepare aioli: Whisk together mayonnaise, dressing, parsley, Cajun seasoning, lemon juice and lime juice. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
- To prepare crawfish cakes: Thaw crawfish. Strain liquid from meat; set liquid aside in a medium bowl. Squeeze as much additional liquid from the crawfish meat as possible; add to the bowl. (You will need 2 tablespoons liquid.).
- Beat 1 egg in a large bowl. Add crawfish meat, bell peppers, onion, 1/4 cup flour, bread crumbs, Cajun seasoning, mustard and cilantro; mix gently but thoroughly. Form into 8 cakes, each about 1 inch thick and 2 to 3 inches in diameter.
- Divide the remaining 1 cup flour between 2 shallow bowls. Whisk together the remaining 2 eggs and 2 tablespoons liquid from the crawfish in a third bowl.
- Coat both sides of each cake in flour, then in egg wash, then in flour from the second bowl.
- Heat oil in a medium frying pan over medium-high heat. Add cakes to pan, working in batches if necessary; cook until golden brown on both sides, about 2 - 3 minutes per side.
- Drizzle aioli over the crawfish cakes and serve.
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gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!