Crayfish ideas

86tigger
86tigger Posts: 31 Member
edited November 9 in Food and Nutrition
I have some packets of crayfish which need using up but cant think of what to cook them with. Does anyone have any recipes for these please?
Am thinking something with coconut milk but cant come up with what else to add.
Thanks

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  • Sharonmdenham
    Sharonmdenham Posts: 163 Member
    We call it crawfish but here are some ideas: Gumbo, etoufe', and fried crawfish tails but they are not too healthy. I would go with Crawfish Gumbo myself. You can Google that and a ton of recipes will come up. Also you can basically substitute crawfish for chicken in soups and casseroles, that's what my sister in law does.
  • jesiann2014
    jesiann2014 Posts: 521 Member
    Sharon, we must be neighbors! I suggest a crawfish fettuccine. Creamy, yummy, not-so-healthy goodness!! Fry up some pistolettes and start your diet tomorrow. :)
  • 86tigger
    86tigger Posts: 31 Member
    Thanks ladies for the ideas. I went with making a Thai Tom Yum soup with them as I didn't have the stuff in for gumbo
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    shudder.

    crawfish.

    etouffee!
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    86tigger wrote: »
    I have some packets of crayfish which need using up but cant think of what to cook them with. Does anyone have any recipes for these please?
    Am thinking something with coconut milk but cant come up with what else to add.
    Thanks
    Pasta, gumbo, etouffeeeeee, bread pudding, steamed and served with vodka.

    If you have whole bugs, do dis.

    f3xvss6z99o2.jpg

  • Char231023
    Char231023 Posts: 700 Member
    Posting that pic is very cruel. Making my mouth water.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Char231023 wrote: »
    Posting that pic is very cruel. Making my mouth water.

    I even made a special seasoning mix for it. ;) What's not shown is the table of vodka and aquavit right next to the two coolers of beer.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    Char231023 wrote: »
    Posting that pic is very cruel. Making my mouth water.

    I even made a special seasoning mix for it. ;) What's not shown is the table of vodka and aquavit right next to the two coolers of beer.

    Better have been Abita beer...

  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    OP this is one of our favorites - it is not at all healthy but my husband requests it every year for his birthday...

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/crawfish-and-cream-over-pasta-recipe.html

    I actually buy the pound of frozen crawfish tails and use half for the recipe above, then the other half I make jambalaya with chicken, andouille, and crawfish tails.
  • Char231023
    Char231023 Posts: 700 Member
    Its not a crawfish boil with out beer or liquor of some kind. All you need is some ketchup mix dipping sauce and butter for the potatoes.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    Char231023 wrote: »
    Posting that pic is very cruel. Making my mouth water.

    I even made a special seasoning mix for it. ;) What's not shown is the table of vodka and aquavit right next to the two coolers of beer.

    Better have been Abita beer...

    there was an abita pecan sixer in there for me, the rest though was premium CA and Oregon stuff, including a 4 of Old Rasputin for me.

  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    oh, if you have the crawfish butter, use it in the sauce. Don't lose it.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    Char231023 wrote: »
    Posting that pic is very cruel. Making my mouth water.

    I even made a special seasoning mix for it. ;) What's not shown is the table of vodka and aquavit right next to the two coolers of beer.

    Better have been Abita beer...

    there was an abita pecan sixer in there for me, the rest though was premium CA and Oregon stuff, including a 4 of Old Rasputin for me.

    Your pic just made me look up to see how long it is till Mardi Gras... and I just realized I'm going to be in Rome on Fat Tuesday. Guess I will be celebrating with pounds of pasta and red wine instead of crawfish....
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    If I'm invited back to this conference I spoke at last year, I'll be in Rio for carnaval.
  • SpikeTailTurtle
    SpikeTailTurtle Posts: 60
    crawfish actually makes a delicious bisque. I have tried to make this personally but this is the copykat recipe for the bisque from Pappadeaux which is the best Cajun place on the planet. I adore that restraunt. Like the closest one is 800 miles from me and we're planning a trip so I can take my hubby there.

    Ingredients

    3 pounds Crawfish
    2 ounce Olive Oil
    1 teaspoon Paprika
    1/8 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
    2 quart water
    1/2 cup each, chopped: onion and green bell pepper
    1 tablespoon Tomato Paste
    3 cup Whipping Cream
    1/2 cup Chopped Tomato
    2 ounce Brandy (4 tablespoon)

    Read more at http://www.copykat.com/2009/03/29/pappadeaux-crawfish-bisque/#c098hQyaoLMOJ3J6.99
  • jasonmh630
    jasonmh630 Posts: 2,850 Member
    I want a crawfish boil now... CRAWFISH lol
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    If I'm invited back to this conference I spoke at last year, I'll be in Rio for carnaval.

    Nice!

  • apparations
    apparations Posts: 264 Member
    Oh my goodness you people are so lucky! Crayfish are next to impossible to get here in Toronto, even frozen :(
  • SpikeTailTurtle
    SpikeTailTurtle Posts: 60
    apparations wrote: »
    Oh my goodness you people are so lucky! Crayfish are next to impossible to get here in Toronto, even frozen :(
    Do you have a butcher or specialty meat store near you? Mine can special order wonky meats for me like elk and gator. I had to call just about every meat/grocery store in town to find them but worth it.
  • apparations
    apparations Posts: 264 Member
    SpikeTailTurtle wrote: »
    apparations wrote: »
    Oh my goodness you people are so lucky! Crayfish are next to impossible to get here in Toronto, even frozen :(
    Do you have a butcher or specialty meat store near you? Mine can special order wonky meats for me like elk and gator. I had to call just about every meat/grocery store in town to find them but worth it.

    Possibly I could special order them from the fish market, or maybe even Whole Foods, but I'm not sure I'm willing to fork over the cash. I may look in to it though.. If it's less than lobster then I'm in.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    Char231023 wrote: »
    Posting that pic is very cruel. Making my mouth water.

    I even made a special seasoning mix for it. ;) What's not shown is the table of vodka and aquavit right next to the two coolers of beer.

    Better have been Abita beer...

    there was an abita pecan sixer in there for me, the rest though was premium CA and Oregon stuff, including a 4 of Old Rasputin for me.

    Your pic just made me look up to see how long it is till Mardi Gras... and I just realized I'm going to be in Rome on Fat Tuesday. Guess I will be celebrating with pounds of pasta and red wine instead of crawfish....

    you're crazy if you think Roman Catholics don't celebrate Mardi Gras....
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    yoovie wrote: »
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    Char231023 wrote: »
    Posting that pic is very cruel. Making my mouth water.

    I even made a special seasoning mix for it. ;) What's not shown is the table of vodka and aquavit right next to the two coolers of beer.

    Better have been Abita beer...

    there was an abita pecan sixer in there for me, the rest though was premium CA and Oregon stuff, including a 4 of Old Rasputin for me.

    Your pic just made me look up to see how long it is till Mardi Gras... and I just realized I'm going to be in Rome on Fat Tuesday. Guess I will be celebrating with pounds of pasta and red wine instead of crawfish....

    you're crazy if you think Roman Catholics don't celebrate Mardi Gras....

    Oh no I know they celebrate - I just meant that it won't be with crawfish etoufee and beer!

    I'm also celebrating my 2 year anniversary on MFP that day and plan to commemorate the occasion with gelato and red wine. Which I probably would have done no matter where in the world I was...
  • Char231023
    Char231023 Posts: 700 Member
    But nobody celebrates Mardi Gras like us Cajuns and Coon *kitten*.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    of all of the evils of man. The silly wet heads in Seattle made it illegal to have live crayfish shipped up from Louisiana. So, for that boil above, I had them shipped to a friend in Idaho and I drove them in. Everyone that ate that meal was a biologist of some sort or another, except for me and no one said nuthin'. lol.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    apparations wrote: »
    Oh my goodness you people are so lucky! Crayfish are next to impossible to get here in Toronto, even frozen :(

    You can catch all you want if you drive an hour or two north (well, in the spring and summer). :)
  • jaygreen55
    jaygreen55 Posts: 315 Member
    Here are 18 pages of crawfish recipes. Knock yourself out

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/topics/crawfish.html

    Here are another 59 allthough I'm sure they overlap

    http://allrecipes.com/recipes/seafood/shellfish/crawfish/
  • hazleyes81
    hazleyes81 Posts: 296 Member
    crawfish pie! YUM!!!
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