Crawfish Pirogue Recipe

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Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Crawfish Pirogue Recipe

Ingredients

1 pound peeled crawfish tails

1 ½ tablespoons Creole seasoning

or to taste

½ cup butter

1 onion

finely chopped

1 green bell pepper

finely chopped

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 cup water

or to taste

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

2 tablespoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons water

3 small bread loaves

Seafood

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Toss crawfish tails with Creole seasoning in a bowl.

Step 3

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and green bell pepper; cook and stir until soft about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic. Thin mixture with 1 cup water. Stir in crawfish tails; season with black pepper.

Step 4

Whisk cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl until smooth. Pour into the saucepan stirring constantly until crawfish mixture thickens about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Cut tops off bread loaves; hollow out center to create a \boat.\ Place bread loaves on a baking sheet; spoon crawfish mixture into the center.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until bread is warm and lightly toasted about 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Crawfish Pirogue Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 472.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 21.9g 44%

Carbohydrates: 34.2g 11%

Dietary Fiber: 2.8g 11%

Sugars: 4.2g

Fat: 28.1g 43%

Saturated Fat: 15.9g 80%

Cholesterol: 182.3mg 61%

Vitamin A Iu: 864.5IU 17%

Niacin Equivalents: 7mg 54%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 15%

Vitamin C: 26.9mg 45%

Folate: 48.8mcg 12%

Calcium: 126.4mg 13%

Iron: 2.3mg 13%

Magnesium: 36.9mg 13%

Potassium: 350.8mg 10%

Sodium: 1027.2mg 41%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 8%

Calories From Fat: 253.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.