Easy Crawfish Balls
  1. After thawing, drain the fat off of the crawfish; reserve the fat.

  2. Roughly chop the crawfish; set aside.

  3. Melt butter in a pan.

  4. Add in the onions, bell pepper, celery, and garlic.

  5. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.

  6. Add in the crawfish fat, liquid crab boil, 1 TBS Cajun/creole seasoning, and onion powder.

  7. Stir and simmer for 3 minutes.

  8. Add in the crawfish tails and stir until crawfish are warm; about 2 minutes. Do not overcook.

  9. Turn off the heat and remove the pan from the stove.

  10. Stir in 1 cup of the breadcrumbs and all of the green onions into the mixture.

  11. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.

  12. Create a breading station by whisking the egg and milk in a bowl.

  13. Next, pour the flour in one shallow dish and mix 1 TBS of Cajun seasoning into the flour.

  14. Add the remaining 1 cup of breadcrumbs into another shallow dish.

  15. When the crawfish mixture has cooled, form it into 1 inch balls.

  16. Heat oil to 350°F for frying.

  17. Dredge each ball into the flour, then the egg wash, and finally into the breadcrumbs.

  18. Fry the balls for 3 mins or until golden brown.

  19. Drain on a wired rack.

Course🍤Appetizer

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🥟Appetizer

CuisineCajun

Occasions🤝Gathering🎊Party

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 30m

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