How to Make Crawfish Beignets

Cajun cooking at it's best will have crawfish in the recipe. Combine crawfish with famous beignets and you have a great tasting meal. The most famous beignets are sprinkled with white powdered sugar and are served for breakfast. Crawfish beignets are to go along with meals or any time of the day. Follow this simple recipe to make crawfish beignets.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 6 oz. cleaned crawfish tails
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup finely chopped bell peppers
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions
• 1 tbsp. crushed garlic
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• Seasoning
• 2 qts. vegetable oil for deep fryer

1. Heat the oil in a deep fryer to 365 degrees F by medium to high heat. Start the deep fryer now so by the time you are done mixing ingredients the fryer will be hot.
2. Mix the eggs in a large bowl until they are foamy. Add the crawfish to the eggs in the bowl. Sprinkle with seasoning.
3. Stir in the milk, flour, baking powder, garlic, salt, bell peppers and green onions with the eggs and crawfish. This should be stirred to a thick consistency.
4. Drop the mixture into the oil with a tablespoon. Let it fry for about 3 minutes. When they are done, they will be a nice golden brown color and crispy.
5. Remove the mixture with a large slotted spoon so that the hot oil will stay in the fryer. Place them on paper towels to drain out some of the oil.
6. Sprinkle seasoning onto the beignets while they are wet with oil. Once they are cooled a little you can serve the beignets.