Prejeans Famous Crawfish Enchiladas Recipe 385 Food

PREJEANS CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup flour in a small saucepan. Stir while cooking for 3 minutes over medium-high heat; keep warm--this is the Roux.
• In a 4-quart saucepan, add 1/2 cup butter, onion, bell pepper, celery, and green onion bottoms; cook over medium heat while stirring for 8 minutes.
• Add paprika, peppers, garlic, and chicken bouillon. Cook 2 more minutes while stirring.
• Add 1 quart water, and bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
• Add reserved roux, stirring well with wire whip. Reduce heat to medium, and boil for 3 minutes.
• Add crawfish, onion tops, and parsley; then stir in last 1/2 cup butter. Turn heat to low until ready to serve.

CRAWFISH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over med-high heat.
• Add in green onions and the next 6 ingredients; stir/sauté 5 minutes or until tender.
• Sprinkle flour over vegetables; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk.
• Cook over med heat for about 8 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly.
• Stir in salt and the next 4 ingredients.
• Remove from heat; let stand 3 minutes.
• Add in cheddar cheese and sour cream, stirring until cheese melts.
• Stir in the crawfish.
• Add 1 inch of water to a medium skillet; bring to a simmer.
• Dip 1 tortilla in water using tongs.
• Spoon 1/4 cup crawfish mixture into center of 1 tortilla; roll tightly and place in a 13x9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Repeat procedure with remaining tortillas and 2 3/4 cups crawfish mixture.
• Spread remaining crawfish mixture over tortillas.
• Sprinkle with Monterey jack cheese.
• Cover and bake in a 325°F oven for 10 minutes or until heated thoroughly.

CRAWFISH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic and saute 5 minutes.
• Add green chiles and saute 1 minute.
• Add crawfish tails and seasonings and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Stir in cream cheese, stirring constantly until melted.
• Let cool for 10 minutes.
• Add minced parsley, mixing well.
• Spoon 2 or 3 tablespoons of crawfish mixture down the middle of each tortilla.
• Roll up tortillas and place seam side down in a lightly greased 13x9 baking dish.
• Sprinkle cheese over top and drizzle with whipping cream.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

CAJUN CRAWFISH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 325 degrees.
• In a 3-quart pot over medium high heat, melt 1/2-cup butter. Add onion and bell pepper. Cook and stir 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and cook an additional 5 minutes. Add cream cheese, oregano, cumin, 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seafood seasoning, Konriko Creole Seasoning, and parsley. Cook and stir 3 minutes. Add 1 cup whipping cream and cook 5 minutes. Set aside.
• In a large skillet over low-medium heat (too high heat will cause crawfish to become rubbery or hard), combine remaining ½-cup of butter and crawfish. Cook and stir 3 minutes. Add 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seafood seasoning, garlic powder and green onion. Cook an additional 2 minutes. (Drain, keeping liquid and set aside) Add to cream mixture and mix well. Spoon a portion of mixture in the center of each warm tortilla. Fold the tortilla in thirds and place seam side down in casserole dish.
• Mix liquid from crawfish with 1 cup whipping cream and cook for 3 minutes. Add remaining mixture of crawfish and stir.
• Spoon mixture over the tortilla and top with cheese.
• Bake at 325 for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Garnish with fresh parsley sprigs if desired.