Crawfish Chile Con Queso Recipes

CRAWFISH QUESO

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat; add onion and minced jalapeños, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and Cajun seasoning; cook for 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium-low; add crawfish, cheese dip, green chiles, milk, hot sauce, and vinegar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese dip is melted, 10 to 15 minutes. Garnish with diced jalapeño and crawfish, if desired.

AUTHENTIC CHILE CON QUESO

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion and tomato; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the green chile; cook for 2 minutes then stir in the cheese and milk. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring frequently, until the cheese has melted.

CRAWFISH CHILE CON QUESO

Steps:

• Pour heavy cream into a deep skillet over low heat. Add crawfish tails, American cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, green chiles, and Creole seasoning. Cook, stirring every 2 minutes, until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.
• Pour queso into a warm bowl. Garnish with cilantro and a few pieces of crawfish tails. Continue to stir queso every 5 to 10 minutes to prevent the cheese from solidifying on top.

CRAWFISH CON QUESO

Steps:

• Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion, green chilies, bell pepper, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp white pepper 1/2 tsp cayenne, 1/4 tsp oregano and garlic.
• Saute 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Stir in cream.
• Bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat& simmer for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add sour cream, whisking until well blended.
• Add cheese, stirring until well blended.
• Set aside.
• Melt remaining 1/2 cup butter in a 4 quart saucepan over medium heat.
• Add crawfish, green onion, remaining salt, pepper, cayenne and oregano.
• Saute for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add cheese sauce stirring until well blended.
• Simmer for 6 to 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Serve with tortilla chips or your favorite cracker.

QUESO DIP WITH CRAWFISH (SPICY)

Steps:

• ~Iused my crockpot for this~.
• Cube the cheese to make melting easier.
• Cut the end off each pepper and push the seeds out with the flat portion of a knife then dice finely.
• If crawfish meat portions are too large, cut into smaller pieces.
• Put all ingredients into crockpot including the adobe sauce from your peppers, stir frequently to allow all to melt and blend.
• I served with multi colored tortilla chips.
• The chipotle pepper is very spicy so you may want to omit the chili powder or cut back on the number of peppers if you do not like it spicy.
• *Thestore brand of Velveta works very well and the crawfish amount is just over a cup and I am sure you can use fresh as well.
• This is also easy to make in the microwave but making it in a crockpot you can serve it in it as well keeping the dip warm.

CRAWFISH ENCHILADA CON QUESO

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Heat lard and chili powder in a 10-inch skillet. Add onion, red pepper, and celery. Cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add corn flour and stir to combine. Add cream and stock. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to simmer. Add cheddar cheese and stir to combine. Add crawfish and green onions. Season with salt and pepper.
• 2. Meanwhile, heat vegetable oil in a large skillet. Add tortillas, one at a time, to soften. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
• 3. Place tortilla in shallow baking dish. Using a slotted spoon, fill tortilla with crawfish mixture and roll to seal. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Pour over cream mixture. Top with grated Monterey Jack. Transfer to oven and cook until cheese is melted and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes.
• 4. Remove from oven. Place on a rack to cool and set, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately with salsa.