Crawfish Meatballs Recipes

EASY CRAWFISH BALLS

Steps:

• After thawing, drain the fat off of the crawfish; reserve the fat.
• Roughly chop the crawfish; set aside.
• Melt butter in a pan.
• Add in the onions, bell pepper, celery, and garlic.
• Sauté for 2-3 minutes
• Add in the crawfish fat, liquid crab boil, 1 TBS Cajun/creole seasoning, and onion powder.
• Stir and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Add in the crawfish tails and stir until crawfish are warm; about 2 minutes. Do not overcook.
• Turn off the heat and remove the pan from the stove.
• Stir in 1 cup of the breadcrumbs and all of the green onions into the mixture.
• Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
• Create a breading station by whisking the egg and milk in a bowl.
• Next, pour the flour in one shallow dish and mix 1 TBS of Cajun seasoning into the flour.
• Add the remaining 1 cup of breadcrumbs into another shallow dish.
• When the crawfish mixture has cooled, form it into 1 inch balls.
• Heat oil to 350°F for frying.
• Dredge each ball into the flour, then the egg wash, and finally into the breadcrumbs.
• Fry the balls for 3 mins or until golden brown.
• Drain on a wired rack.
• Enjoy!

CRAWFISH BALLS

Steps:

• Saute onions in butter until translucent & just beginning to brown. Add garlic and green onion and saute for a few more minutes, watching it carefully so the garlic doesn't burn.
• Add crawfish and stir. Remove from heat and add parsley and bread crumbs, mix to combine.
• Combine beaten egg and Worcestershire sauce in small bowl, then add to crawfish mixture. If the mixture is too wet, add a little more bread crumbs.
• Wetting your hands to keep the mixture from sticking to your hands too much, form golf ball sized balls.
• Roll balls in flour and then fry in hot oil until lightly browned.

CRAWFISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. DEVEIN CRAWFISH OR SHRIMP .CHOP INTO SMALL PIECES.TOSS WITH GREEN ONIONS AND GARLIC.
• 2. ADD EGG,1/3CUP OF BREAD CRUMBS,MILK,RED PEPPER,AND SALT.MIX WELL.SHAPE MIXTURE INTO BALLS,USING ABOUT 1 TABLESPOON MIXTURE FOR EACH.
• 3. ROLL BALLS IN BREAD CRUMBS.IN A HEAVY SAUCEPAN OR DEEP-FAT FRYER HEAT ABOUT 2INCHES MELTED SHORTENING OR COOKING OIL TO 375*FRY BALLS IN HOT OIL.A FEW AT A TIME, FOR 30 TO 60 SECONDS OR JUST TILL GOLDEN.
• 4. REMOVE AND DRAIN ON PAPER TOWELS. KEEP WARM IN A 325*OVEN WHILE FRYING REMAINDER.

CRAWFISH BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Grind crawfish, onions and bread together. Add egg, parsley, and green onions and mix thoroughly.
• 2. Season with salt and pepper and mix. Shape mixture into quarter-sized balls. Roll balls lightly in bread crumbs.
• 3. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes about 3 1/2 dozen.