Crawfish Croquettes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
2 eggs, separated
3/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cups crawfish tails, coarsely chopped
3 cups rice, cooked
1/4 cup green pepper, minced
Tabasco sauce
fat (for frying)

Preparation

Sift together dry ingredients.
Beat egg yolks, milk, and vegetable oil until blended.
Add to the dry ingredients and beat just until blended.
Stir in crawfish, rice, and green pepper.
Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
Fold into batter.
Add Tabasco to taste.
Drop batter from tablespoon into deep, hot fat 375\u00b0F
Fry until golden and puffy, 3 to 4 minutes; turn once.
Drain on paper towels.
Serve with garlic aioli.