| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Eggs, Seafood |
|
Emlive07 |
6 |
servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 1/2 |
c |
Flour; sifted |
| 1 |
tb |
Dugar |
| 3/4 |
c |
Abita Turbo Dog beer |
| 2 |
|
Egg yolks; beaten |
|
|
Salt; to taste |
|
|
Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste |
| 2 |
|
Egg whites; beaten stiff peaks |
| 1 |
tb |
Unsalted butter |
| 1/2 |
c |
Minced onions |
|
|
Emeril's Essence; see * Note |
| 1/2 |
lb |
Crawfish tails |
| 1 |
ts |
Chopped garlic |
| 2 |
ts |
Finely-chopped fresh parsley leaves |
| 2 |
tb |
Water |
| 1/4 |
c |
Fine bread crumbs |
| 6 |
lg |
Louisiana soft-shell crabs; cleaned |
| 2 |
lb |
Idaho potatoes; peeled, and |
|
|
Cut into shoestring potatoes |
| 1 |
|
Recipe Maw Maw's Slaw; see * Note |
INSTRUCTIONS
* Note: See the "Emeril's Essence Information" and "Maw Maw's Slaw" recipes
which are included in this collection.
Preheat the fryer. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour and sugar together.
Whisk in the beer, and egg yolks. Whisk until smooth. Season the batter
with salt and pepper. Cover the batter and let rest for 30 minutes. Uncover
the batter and fold in the beaten egg whites. In a saute pan, over medium
heat, melt the butter. Add the onions. Season with Emeril's Essence. Saute
for 1 minute. Add the crawfish. Season with Essence. Saute for 1 minute.
Remove from the heat and stir in the garlic, parsley, water and bread
crumbs. Cool completely. Stuff the cavity of each soft-shell with 3
tablespoons of the crawfish filling. Dip the soft-shells in the batter,
letting the excess drip off. Hold the body of the crab with the claws and
legs hanging down over the hot fat and carefully drop it in. Repeat with
the remaining crabs. Fry until golden brown, flipping the crabs with tongs
2 to 3 times to brown evenly. The crabs will float to the surface of the
oil when they are cooked. Drain on paper towels. Season with Essence. Fry
the potatoes until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on paper
towels. Season with salt and pepper. To serve, mound the Maw Maw's Slaw in
the center of each plate. Arrange the shoestrings around each plate of
slaw. Lay each soft-shell on top of the slaw. This recipe yields 6
servings.
Recipe Source: EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD NETWORK -
(Show # EM-1B18 broadcast 04-07-1998) Downloaded from their Web-Site -
http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@prodigy.com
~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net
04-16-1998
Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse
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