Fried crawfish tails with olive salad

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2poundsCrawfish tails
½cupButtermilk
Essence
1cupMasa flour
1cupFlour
1cupBack olives; pitted and
; quartered
1cupQueen stuffed olives; quartered
2tablespoonsMinced shallots
2teaspoonsMinced garlic
2tablespoonsSmall diced celery
2tablespoonsChopped parsley
teaspoonFine ground black pepper
½cupOlive oil
1cupLemon Butter Sauce
¼cupGrated Parmesan Reggiano cheese

Directions

In a mixing bowl, marinate the crawfish in the buttermilk. Season with Essence, allow to sit for 20 minutes. In a mixing bowl, combine the masa and flour together. Season with Essence. For olive salad, in a mixing bowl, combine the remaining ingredients together and set aside. Dredge the marinated calamari in the flour mixture and sift to remove any excess. Fry until golden, about 2-3 minutes. Stir constantly to prevent from sticking together. Remove from the fryer and drain on paper towels. Season with Essence. To serve, spoon the sauce in the center of each plate. Mound the crawfish in the center of each plate. Spoon the olive salad over the crawfish. Garnish with cheese and parsley.

Yields: 4 servings

Recipes courtesy of Emeril Lagasse, 1999 Converted by MC_Buster.

Recipe by: EMERIL LIVE SHOW #EMIC15 Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.