Fried Crawfish Rémoulade Recipes

CRAWFISH BEIGNETS WITH SPICY REMOULADE

Steps:

• Mix together all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add the lemon zest, garlic, crawfish, parsley and hot sauce. Mix gently to combine. Add the water or stock slowly until a loose dough is formed. Set aside for 15 minutes.
• In a deep-fryer or heavy-bottomed pot, heat enough canola or peanut oil to come halfway up the sides of the pot, to 350 degrees F.
• Spoon 1 heaping teaspoon dough into hot oil and cook in batches until deep golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with salt while still hot. Let temperature of oil return to 350 degrees F between batches.
• Whisk the mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish, lemon juice, salt, pepper and cayenne together in a medium bowl until well blended. Stir in the parsley, capers and green onions and mix well. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Transfer the beignets to a serving platter and serve with the remoulade sauce.

FRIED CRAWFISH RéMOULADE

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together horseradish, mustard, vinegar, paprika, salt, and cayenne and add 1/3 cup of oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified. Stir in scallions and celery. Rémoulade may be made 1 day ahead and kept chilled, covered.
• In a bowl dredge crawfish in seasoned flour and shake in a sieve to remove excess flour. In a kettle heat 1 1/2 inches of additional oil to 390°F. on a deep-fat thermometer and fry crawfish 4 batches 45 seconds, or until golden. Transfer crawfish with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
• In a bowl toss together romaine and radicchio and divide among 6 plates. Arrange crawfish on lettuce and serve with rémoulade.

CRISPY FRIED RED FISH AND SPICY REMOULADE

Steps:

• For the spicy remoulade: Add the mayonnaise, mustard, paprika, parsley, chives, garlic, cayenne, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, sweet pickle juice, hot sauce and black pepper to taste to a medium mixing bowl. Whisk gently until the ingredients are evenly combined. Put the sauce into an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
• For the crispy red fish: Add the salt, paprika, cayenne, white pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, oregano and flour to a medium mixing bowl and mix together. Add the egg and milk to a separate medium mixing bowl and whisk together.
• Dredge the fish in the seasoned flour, then the egg mixture, then again in the flour, shaking off any excess. Let the floured fish rest for 10 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat until the oil reaches 350 degrees F.
• Pan-fry the fish in the skillet for 4 to 5 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove from the oil and season with salt. Drain excess oil from the fillets over a lined roasting rack or paper towels. Serve immediately.

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES WITH CRAWFISH OR SHRIMP REMOULADE

Steps:

• Prepare the Remoulade sauce as per recipe, stir in the crawfish tails or shrimp, reserving several for garnish.
• If you are using shrimp, chop them so they will be about the size of the crawfish tails or use salad cooked shrimp.
• Preheat oil in heavy cast iron skillet until it sizzles when sprinkled lightly with water.
• Season the sliced tomatoes with Cajun seasoning to taste and dust lightly with flour.
• Please note: If the tomato slices are to heavily covered with flour the cornmeal will not adhere.
• Dip the slices in the beaten eggs and then coat with cornmeal.
• Fry in hot oil until browned, turning as needed; about 3 minutes on each side.
• To serve, place 3 to 4 slices on a serving plate, top with sauce and garnish with reserved crawfish tails or shrimp. Can sprinkle lightly with chopped parsley if desired.