Crawfish Boudin Cakes Food

CRAWFISH BOUDIN CAKES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the celery, green pepper, onion, jalapeno and garlic; saute 2 minutes. Stir in the rice. Add the fish stock (or chicken stock and water) and salt. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Chop the crawfish and fold into mixture. (Note: don't use food processor for this step; it will pulverize excessively.) Taste for seasoning and add salt if needed. Let the rice cool slightly. Whir in a food processor just long enough to chop the mixture (a couple of pulses), but not so long that it becomes a puree.
• Form the mixture into eight cakes by hand and put them on a buttered baking sheet or pack the rice lightly into small ramekins and unmold onto the sheet. When ready to serve, heat in a 350°F oven for 15 to 20 minutes and then transfer to plates with a wide metal spatula.

CRAWFISH CAKES WITH CAJUN AIOLI

Steps:

• 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.