Cajun Stuffed Pistolettes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1/2 lb butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
• 3 cloves chopped garlic
• 3/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1/2 lb cubed velveeta cheese
• 2 lbs cooked crawfish or 2 lbs shrimp or 2 lbs crab
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 20 pistolettes rolls (palm-sized oval brown and serve rolls, you could also use regular b&s rolls for more petite servings)
• oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 saute vegetables in butter over medium heat until translucent.
• 2 add milk, cheese, seafood and seasonings.
• 3 cook until heated through and cheese is melted.
• 4 keep warm.
• 5 fill frying pan about halfway with oil and heat.
• 6 fry rolls until golden brown all over.
• 7 while they're still hot, make a slit in one end.
• 8 use a spoon to make a cavity in the roll and stuff the cavity with the seafood mixture.
• 9 eat while hot.