Authentic Fried Crawfish Po'boy

Authentic Fried Crawfish Po'boy
Prep 10 MinutesCook 2 MinutesMakes 4 servings
Cuisine
Cajun
Menu item
Sandwich
Meal
Lunch
Product
Crawfish

Ingredients

  • 1 Pound Crawfish Tails peeled
  • 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1 Cup Stone Ground Cornmeal
  • 2 Tablespoons Creole Seasoning
  • ½ Cup Mayonnaise
  • 1 Tablespoon Hot Sauce
  • 2 Each French Bread 2 x 8" pieces (ish)
  • Lettuce and Mayonnaise for dressing
  • Peanut Oil

Directions

  1. Add the peanut oil to a large frying pan (needs to be at least 4″ deep). Turn on the heat, to bring to 350°F.
  2. In a large ziplok bag add the flour, cornmeal and Creole Seasoning. Shake up to mix.
  3. Add half of the crawfish tails and shake around to coat.
  4. Once the oil had come to temperature drop the crawfish tails in. Fry for 1 minute then scoop out and allow to drain on paper towel.
  5. Repeat with the remaining crawfish tails.
  6. Mix the hot sauce with the mayonnaise and spread on the bread. Add the crawfish tails and dress with the lettuce and tomatoes as desired.

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