Cajun French: l’écrevisse bouilli (l’ā-krū-vees boo-ee) – boiled crawfish
Crawfish boils bring family and friends together to enjoy the bounty of south Louisiana. Every Cajun family has their own “special” boiling recipe and most are willing to share to prove it’s the best! Besides the enjoyment of the boil itself, one of the best parts is the left over crawfish. Most families plan their boils so there is crawfish left to incorporate in other dishes. Our Saturday afternoon boil was no different and we had crawfish to make our Crawfish Boil Fritter. This is a sweet savory dish and makes a great start to any meal.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
Ingredients:
- 1 Box Bruce’s Sweet Potato Pancake Mix (1.5 lb. box)
- 2 Abita Beer Turbodog
- 2 eggs
- 3-4 cups crawfish tails
- 3 cups corn
- ½ cup mushrooms
- Olive oil
After the Boil:
- Peel crawfish tails
- Strip corn from cobs
- Slice mushrooms
In a large bowl combine Bruce’s mix with beer and eggs
Mix until well blended
In a separate large bowl, combine crawfish, corn and mushrooms
Add mix to the crawfish and vegetables a little at a time mixing well
Continue combining until mixture is desired thickness
We used all pancake mixture less one cup
Heat griddle to medium
Brush griddle with olive oil
Pour mixture on griddle to desired size
Cook until set then flip fritters and cook until done
Serve warm
- From the Boil
Unfortunately, I don’t have any crawfish left over from a boil (darn!), but I do have a pound of crawfish tails in the freezer that I bought from the crawfish farm in Natchitoches. A couple of weeks ago we made a crawfish etouffee and served it over blackened catfish. Now I know what I’m going to do with this last pound. These look SO, SO good! I’ll probably have to add some seasoning to get the crawfish boil flavor, but I’ve got some. John looks like he’s having fun. 🙂 So is it hot down there?
Thanks for the comment MJ. John always has fun when cooking. Yes, it is HOT although we had rain the last few days so it is somewhat cooler – everything is relative. We enjoy using our leftover boil items this way. Let us know how yours turns out. Etouffee over catfish sounds wonderful.