Fried Crawfish Tails With Olive Salad

Fried Crawfish Tails With Olive Salad prepared as a finished dish
Cook
25 min
Total
25 min
Yield
4 servings
Difficulty
Intermediate
Cuisine
Cajun
Protein
Seafood

Ingredients

Original recipe

Instructions

  1. 1

    In a mixing bowl, marinate the crawfish in the buttermilk. Season with Creole seasoning; allow to sit for 20 minutes.

  2. 2

    In a mixing bowl, combine the masa and flour together. Season with Creole seasoning.

  3. 3

    For olive salad: combine the olives, shallots, garlic, celery, parsley, black pepper, and olive oil together and set aside.

  4. 4

    Dredge the marinated crawfish in the flour mixture, coating evenly.

  5. 5

    Fry the crawfish in hot oil until golden-brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on a paper-lined plate.

  6. 6

    Serve the fried crawfish tails on top of the olive salad, drizzle with lemon butter sauce, and garnish with Parmesan.

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