Lynn's Crawfish Cakes with Chipotle Tarter
TARTAR SAUCE
2 x Dried chipotle peppers
1/2 cup Prepared mayonnaise
1 tbl Chopped green onions
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
Make tartar sauce: In a cast-iron skillet over high heat pan roast peppers,
toasting them on all sides, until smoky and slightly charred. Chop finely. In a
small bowl combine with remaining sauce ingredients. Adjust seasonings, to
taste, with salt and pepper.
CRAWFISH CAKES
2 tbl Oil plus
1 tsp Oil
1 cup Shelled crawfish tails
2 tbl Chopped onion
2 tbl Chopped red pepper
2 tbl Chopped celery
1/2 tsp Chopped garlic
Bayou Blast see * Note
1 x Egg
1/2 cup Bread crumbs
Chopped parsley for garnish
Method :
In a sauté pan heat 1 teaspoon oil, add chopped onion, red pepper and celery,
and toss and cook 2 minutes until tender. Remove pan from heat and add garlic,
crawfish meat, and 1 teaspoon Bayou Blast or to taste. Transfer to a mixing bowl
and set aside to cool. Mix in egg and enough bread crumbs for mixture to bind;
adjust seasonings to taste with salt, pepper and Creole spice.
Form into 4 equal patties and flatten to 3/4-inch thick. Heat remaining oil in a
saute pan and cook cakes on both sides until brown and crispy. Serve garnished
with parsley and a dollop of tartar sauce.
This recipe yields 2 first course servings.
1831
Polish revolt against Russia fails. Belgium separates from the Netherlands. In
U.S., Nat Turner leads unsuccessful slave rebellion.