Crawfish Bread Recipes

CAJUN CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place bread halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet. Divide mayonnaise between bread halves, spreading evenly. Set aside. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add sweet onion, and cook until softened, 5 minutes. Add garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add crawfish, green onion, and parsley, stirring to combine. Cook until crawfish is heated through, about 5 minutes. Add Cajun seasoning and cream cheese. Remove from heat, and stir until cheese is incorporated. Divide mixture between bread halves, spreading evenly to cover. Top each half with cheeses and paprika. Bake until cheese has melted, about 15 minutes. Increase oven temperature to broil. Broil 6 inches from heat until cheese has browned, about 2 minutes. Top with parsley, if desired. Serve warm.

CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
• Rinse the crawfish. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for a few minutes. Add the tomatoes, Cajun seasoning and crawfish. Sauté for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
• In a bowl, mix together the cheeses, mayonnaise and parsley. Add the tomato and crawfish mixture to the mayo mixture.
• Cut the loaf of bread in half and then cut the bread lengthwise. Spoon the mixture on the bread and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Then broil for an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Watch closely, as not to burn. Cut the bread into individual portions.

EZ CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Slice French bread in half lengthwise and scoop out the inside of the loaf. Set aside.
• 2. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Sauté onions, bell peppers, green onions, and garlic until tender and translucent.
• 3. Blend in cajun seasoning, add cheeses and crawfish / shrimp / crab meat and blend until melted. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
• 4. Spread crawfish mixture inside the bread then put halves back together.
• 5. Wrap it in foil and bake at 350°F for 20-30 minutes.
• 6. Let the bread sit for 10-15 minutes then unwrap and cut the stuffed bread into 2 " slices and serve hot.
• 7. *Notes: An equal amount of (71-80, 81-90 count) shrimp works great in this recipe, too. *Tip: to make individual breads use pastry dough and cut into circles. Stuff half of the dough with filling and fold over to make a half-circle. Seal edges well. Bake bread according to pastry dough directions or deep fry until golden.

CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a baking sheet. In a large skillet, melt the butter with the olive oil over medium heat. Sauté the green onions, celery, bell pepper and garlic until wilted. Add the wine and the crawfish tails with their fat. Stir well and add the cream cheese. Stir until melted. Add the Creole seasoning and cook until the mixture is thickened, just a few minutes. Remove from the heat and let the flavors blend. Carefully roll out French bread dough to a thickness of ½ inch on the baking sheet. Spoon the crawfish mixture down the center of the dough, and sprinkle with the shredded cheese. Fold the dough over the mixture to make a loaf. Cut 2 small slits in the top of the dough. Place in oven and bake for about 20 minutes, or until the loaf is golden brown. Remove from oven and let sit for a few minutes before slicing into serving-size pieces.

CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat griddle to medium-high. Combine crawfish, cheese, sausage, green onion and Creole spice. Butter bread. Heap filling on unbuttered side of one bread slice, then spread it out evenly to corners. Cover with second bread slice, buttered-side up. Cook on griddle until first side is golden brown. Flip and cook until second side is golden brown and sandwich is hot all the way through. Remove and slice it up.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Rinse the crawfish. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for a few minutes. Add the tomatoes, Cajun seasoning and crawfish. Saute for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
• In a bowl, mix together the cheeses, mayonnaise and parsley. Add the tomato and crawfish mixture to the mayo mixture.
• Cut the loaf of bread in half and then cut the bread lengthwise. Spoon the mixture on the bread and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Then broil for an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Watch closely, as not to burn. Cut the bread into individual portions.

JOHN FOLSE'S CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Slice French bread in half lengthwise and scoop out the inside of the loaf. Set aside. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Sauté crawfish, onions, celery, bell peppers and garlic 15 minutes. Blend in dry mustard and mayonnaise. Add cheeses and blend until melted. Spread crawfish mixture inside the bread then put halves back together. Butter the top of the loaf, wrap it in foil and bake on a barbecue pit or in a 350°F oven for 20-30 minutes. Cut bread into slices and serve hot.

CRAWFISH CORN BREAD

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute onion and green pepper in 1 tablespoon oil until tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in jalapenos; set aside. , In a bowl, combine cornmeal, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In another bowl, beat the eggs, milk and remaining oil; stir into the dry ingredients just until blended. Stir in the corn, cheese, green onions, crawfish and reserved jalapeno mixture. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cut into squares. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.