Crawfish Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
    1 lb of louisiana crawfish tail
    5 -6 whole garlic cloves
    1 shallot, diced
    3 tablespoons cajun seasoning
    1/3 cup dry white wine
    3 tablespoons lemon juice
    1 tablespoon dried basil
    1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
    1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    salt & pepper
Preparation
    Leave butter at room temperature for about 1 hour before starting recipe.
    Saute crawfish over med heat with 1 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning for 3 minutes. Add wine and garlic and simmer till evaporated. Set aside to cool about 5 minutes.
    In a food processor combine butter, crawfish and rest of ingredients. Process until all ingredients are incorporated evenly throughout butter.
    Spread butter mixture out on a plastic wrap and roll into a log. Wrap with a second coating of plastic wrap and seal the ends by twisting. Place in a sealed bag and freeze till solid.
    Slice off as needed.
    Chef: Michael O'Boyle.
    Credits: ChickenFriedGourmet.com.

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