Cajun Style Crayfish Scallion Rice Cakes Recipes

CAJUN SEAFOOD CAKES

Steps:

• Cover the potatoes with cold water and bring to a boil. Simmer uncovered for 12 to 15 minutes, until tender. Drain and mash lightly with a fork or potato masher.
• Preheat oven to 375°F In a nonstick pan, heat the 1 tbsp canola oil over medium heat. Saute the onion, garlic, celery, Cajun spices, and Italian herbs for 2 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Place the fish along with the shrimp and scallops in a large bowl, add the onion mixture, cooked potatoes, 1 cup of the parsley, 1 cup of the bread crumbs, salt, pepper, Szechwan sauce, and lemon juice. Mix the remaining 3 cups bread crumbs and the remaining 1 cup parsley together in a shallow bowl.
• Using an 8 oz scoop as a measure, form the mixture into 10 (1/2 inch thick) slightly flattened cakes. Dredge eash in the bread crumb mixture, gently pressing the crumbs onto the outside of the cakes.
• Heat some of the remaining 1/2 cup canola oil in a large saute pan. Saute the cakes in the oil for 2 minutes and each side, until the cakes are golden brown. Be sure to change the oil in the pan if it gets too dark.
• Place the browned seafood cakes on a sheet pan in the oven for 15 minutes, until the cakes are cooked through. Serve with Creole Remoulade sauce Recipe #373985.

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.

CAJUN CRAWFISH RICE

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium heat in a large, heavy bottomed Dutch oven.
• Add celery, onion, bell pepper, garlic, and Creole seasoning. Saute for 10 minute.
• Add corn and cook for 15 minute.
• Add crawfish tails and cook for an additional 15 minute
• Gently stir in cooked rice and mix thoroughly.
• Remove from heat. Add salt and cayenne to taste. Finish with the chopped green onions.

CAJUN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In small bowl combine soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and 2 tsp Tabasco.
• Mix well; stir in crawfish and set aside.
• In another bowl beat eggs with 1/4 tsp salt, remaining sesame oil, and Tabasco.
• Heat wok or large skillet until hot.
• Add 1 tbsp oil and crawfish mixture.
• Stir-fry 3-4 minutes or until crawfish are done.
• Remove from wok and set aside.
• Add another tbsp oil to wok; add onion.
• Stir-fry 1-2 minutes and remove.
• Heat remaining 1 tbsp oil in wok; add egg mixture.
• Stir-fry 1 minute or until done.
• Add cold rice and stir-fry 3-4 minutes.
• Add everything to wok and cook 2 minutes longer.