Crawfish Chile Con Queso Food

CRAWFISH QUESO

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet. Add onion and andouille sausage and cook 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add crawfish, diced tomatoes, Creole seasoning and garlic. Cook 2 minutes. Keep warm.
• In a medium saucepan heat milk until it just starts to simmer. Add Velveeta. Stir until melted. Add Colby Jack cheese and stir until melted.
• Add crawfish mixture and mix in. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.

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 QUESO DIP RECIPE

Steps:

• Instructions Preheat the oven to 350, spray a 2-quart baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. In a medium-sized pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Once melted, add the onions, bell pepper, and garlic and cook until the vegetables are translucent and wilted. Add the salt, pepper and creole seasoning. Add the crawfish; cook for 2 minutes longer. In a large bowl combine the Monterey Jack, cream cheese, and green onions; mix well. Add the crawfish mixture to the cheese mixture, combine well. Pour the entire contents into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the top of the baking dish with a bit more cheese. Bake until the mixture is bubbly and beginning to brown on top, about 25 minutes. Switch the oven to medium heat BROIL, watch closely, and remove as the top of the dip becomes golden brown. Top with chopped green onions and serve immediately.

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.

CRAWFISH QUESO

Steps:

• Heat milk on low-medium heat for 4-5 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°.
• Add the cubed Velveeta cheese into the milk slowly and stir. Cook on low-medium heat until fully combined. Remove from heat.
• Season the crawfish tails with the Cajun seasoning and cook on medium heat in non-stick skillet for 7 minutes. Repeat this step for the andouille sausage.
• Add the Rotel, crawfish, and sausage to the cheese mixture and stir thoroughly.
• Transfer to an oven-safe dish, pan, or pot. Top with shredded cheese. Then bake in 350 degree oven for 4-5 minutes, until cheese is melted.
• Take out of the oven and let cool slightly. Serve hot.

CRAWFISH QUESO DIP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large frying pan or Dutch oven. Add garlic, crawfish meat, and Old Bay. Sauté until heated through.
• Next, add cream cheese and stir over med-high heat until cheese is melted. Stir in Ro*Tel tomatoes with juice. **I recommend stopping here and letting the flavors develop overnight in the refrigerator.**
• Just before you are ready to serve the dip, add the Velveeta cubes to the cream cheese mixture and heat through until Velveeta is melted and incorporated. Pour into a low heat crock-pot and enjoy with tortilla chips.

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.

CHILE CON QUESO

Steps:

• Brown the sausage and onion in a large nonstick skillet, breaking the sausage up as you go. Once browned, drain off some of the fat.
• Chop the cheese block into cubes and add along with the diced tomatoes and green chiles and chopped green chiles, juice and all.
• Cook over a low heat until it all starts coming together. Then stir in the diced jalapeno. Serve with chips.

CRAWFISH ENCHILADAS CON QUESO

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt 1/2 the butter. Add the onions, green chiles, bell peppers, 1 tablespoon Cajun or Blackening seasoning mix and the minced garlic. Sauté over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the cream and bring mixture to a rapid boil; then reduce the heat and simmer uncovered 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the sour cream; with a metal whisk, beat continuously until the sour cream is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Add 3 cups of the cheese and stir until melted. Set the sauce aside.
• In a 4-quart saucepan melt the remaining butter. Add the crawfish, green onions and the remaining 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Cajun or Blackening seasoning mix. Sauté over medium heat for about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the cheese sauce to the crawfish mixture and stir well. Simmer until the flavors are well blended, about 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
• In a small skillet heat the oil to 325ºF. Holding the tortilla with metal tongs, dip each into the hot oil just long enough to soften, about 1 second on each side; drain on paper towels. Spoon about 1/3 cup sauce on each tortilla and roll up tortilla; place seam side down on a heated serving plate. Cover the tortilla from end to end with a generous amount of additional sauce. Then sprinkle it with 1/4 cup cheese. For the prettiest presentation, place the enchiladas under a broiler near the flame until the cheese melts and begins to brown, about 2 minutes. Or, bake the enchiladas in a 350ºF oven until cheese melts, about 5 to 8 minutes.
• Serve immediately.