Crawfish Cardinal
¼ cup parsley, chopped
½ cup green onion, chopped
½ cup white onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 ounce melted butter
Pinch Thyme
Pinch Basil
2 Tablespoons tomato paste
1 pound crawfish tails, steamed
16 ounces half-and-half
2-3 ounces roux blonde (equal parts butter and flour)
3-4 ounces white wine
Salt and pepper to taste
Sautée first four ingredients in melted butter until limp, but not brown. Add thyme, basil and paste. Then add crawfish. Cook until very hot. Add white wine and reduce until alcohol is gone. Add roux and cream. Simmer until slightly thick, but not too thick. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Yields 4 servings
Fried Soft Shell Crabs
1 ½ cups half and half
3 whole eggs
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground white pepper
1 dozen soft-shell crabs
Flour
6 lemons, halved
Make a batter by combining half-and-half, eggs and salt and pepper. Dredge the crabs in flour, dip them into the batter and dredge in flour again. Fry in deep fat until golden brown and completely cooked. Drain on absorbent paper and serve, garnished with 2 lemon halves.
Yields 6 servings
Onion Rice
2 cups of rice
1 teaspoon salt
½ white onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
Pinch parsley
2 ounces melted butter
Sauté onion in melted butter until tender but not browned with all ingredients except rice. Add cooked rice to mixture.
Antoine’s
713 St. Louis St.
581-4422, Antoines.com
