Crawfish Beignets With Cajun Dipping Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 lb chopped cooked crawfish tail meat
• 1 1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/3 cup bread flour
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 teaspoon prepared horseradish
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the egg, crawfish, butter, salt and cayenne.
• 2 stir in flour until blended.
• 3 in an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375 degees.
• 4 drop tablespoonfuls of batter, a few at a time, into hot oil.
• 5 fry until golden brown on both sides.
• 6 drain on paper towels.
• 7 in a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, ketchup, horeradish if desired and pepper sauce.
• 8 serve sauce with beignets.