Cajun and Creole Recipes

Crawfish Cakes with Horseradish Sauce

Move over crab cakes! Louisiana Crawfish adds a new slant to an old classic, Crawfish Cakes with Horseradish Sauce. Tired of burgers? Think of this as a crawfish burger and serve in a bun. Make sure and buy Louisiana crawfish tails!

Crawfish Cakes

Yield: 8 crawfish cakes

Ingredients

Crawfish Cakes

  • 1 cup saltine cracker crumbs
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1 bunch green onions, chopped
  • 1/3 cup chopped parsley
  • 1/3 cup shredded, reduced-fat, sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 pound Louisiana crawfish tails
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • All-purpose flour

Horseradish Sauce

  • 1/4 cup nonfat sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
  • Pinch of granulated sugar

Instructions

Crawfish Cakes

  1. In medium bowl, carefully mix together all ingredients except olive oil and flour.
  2. Cover, chill for 30 minutes, if time permits. Shape into 8 patties.
  3. In large nonstick skillet, heat olive oil, lightly dust cakes with flour, cook over medium heat for 3–5 minutes on each side, or until browned.
  4. Serve with Horseradish Sauce.

Horseradish Sauce

  1. Combine all ingredients, mix well.

Notes

Serving Suggestion: Make small crawfish cakes to use as an appetizer and pop in a miniature bun for trendy sliders. Serve as a meal with steamed asparagus or a green vegetable and roll.

Terrific Tidbit: To make ahead of time, mold into patties, and refrigerate, covered, until ready to cook. For cracker crumbs, place crackers in a food processor or blender. If freezing, freeze uncooked.

Quick and easy, the Horseradish Sauce has a bite.

Nutrition

Per serving of Crawfish Cakes: Calories 149, Calories from fat (%) 35, Fat (g) 6, Saturated Fat (g) 1, Cholesterol (mg) 81, Sodium (mg) 278, Carbohydrate (g) 10, Dietary Fiber (g) 1, Sugars (g) 1, Protein (g) 12, Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 2 lean meat

Per serving of Horseradish Sauce: Calories 22, Calories from fat (%) 50, Fat (g) 1, Saturated Fat (g) 0, Cholesterol (mg) 0, Sodium (mg) 48, Carbohydrate (g) 2, Dietary Fiber (g) 0, Sugars (g) 1, Protein (g) 1, Exchanges: Free

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Louisiana Crawfish Promotion and Research Board
from Holly Clegg’s Trim&TERRIFIC™ Gulf Coast Favorites.



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