Fried Crawfish Tails Recipe

Name: Fried Crawfish Tails
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound crawfish tails peeled, deveined; 1/2 cup sherry; 1 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose; 2 large eggs; 1 pinch salt; 12 ounces beer, dark; 1 dash black pepper cayenne; 2 large egg yolks; 1 tablespoon juice lemon; 1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard dry; 1/4 teaspoon sauce; 1 dash red hot pepper sauce; 3/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon water; 1 tablespoon sherry; 1 teaspoon chives minced; 1 teaspoon ketchup; 1 dash black pepper

Servings: persons

1 pound crawfish tails peeled, deveined
1/2 cup sherry
1 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
2 large eggs
1 pinch salt
12 ounces beer, dark
1 dash black pepper cayenne
2 large egg yolks
1 tablespoon juice lemon
1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard dry
1/4 teaspoon sauce
1 dash red hot pepper sauce
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon sherry
1 teaspoon chives minced
1 teaspoon ketchup
1 dash black pepper

1
Marinate the tails in sherry for an hour or more.
2
Meanwhile, mix the cup of flour, eggs, salt and cayenne until smooth and slowly add beer to make the batter the consistency of pancake batter.
3
Drain tails and roll in remaining flour.
4
Shake off excess and dip in batter.
5
Fry in hot oil until golden.
6
Beat the yolks with lemon juice, mustard, Worcestershire and Tabasco.
7
Slowly drizzle in oil to form mayonnaise base.
8
Add hot water to stabilize the sauce.
9
Fold in remaining ingredients and correct seasoning.
10
Serve with hot crawfish tails.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 18 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 pound crawfish tails peeled, deveined, 1/2 cup sherry, 1 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose, 2 large eggs, and more.

Yes, Fried Crawfish Tails falls under the Seafood category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Fried Crawfish Tails

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