Crawfish Fritters with Creole Cream Cheese Remoulade

Sometimes you need to have a recipe that can be used for savory and sweet. My crawfish fritters are a modern version of a south Louisiana fritter. The recipe is simple, inexpensive and feeds a crowd.

You cannot find Creole cream cheese outside of south Louisiana so using mayo as a substitute will be just find. A remoulade is a New Orleans tartar sauce.

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Crawfish Fritters with Creole Cream Cheese Remoulade

Sometimes you need to have a recipe that can be used for savory and sweet. My crawfish fritters are a modern version of a south Louisiana fritter. The recipe is simple, inexpensive and feeds a crowd. You cannot find Creole cream cheese outside of south Louisiana; click the link to buy Creole cream cheese. A remoulade is a New Orleans tartar sauce.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time15 mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American, Cajun, Creole, Southern

Ingredients

• Fritters:
• 1 cup corn meal
• 1 cup masa flour
• 1 ½ teaspoon savory NOLA or seasoning salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 ounces crawfish tails or boiled shrimp chopped
• 1 ½ cups buttermilk
• 1 egg beaten
• oil for frying
• Creole Cream Cheese Remoulade:
• 11 ounces creole cream cheese or 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• ½ teaspoon savory NOLA or seasoning salt
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme leaves or ¼ teaspoon dry thyme
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 2 green onions green parts only, sliced
• ¼ red onion chopped small, garnish
• ¼ green bell pepper chopped small, garnish
• 1 small stalk of celery heart chopped small, garnish

Instructions

• To make fritters: Mix all dry ingredients together, stir in crawfish, buttermilk and egg. Shape into small bite size balls and fry in preheated for 5-8 minutes. Drain on plate lined with paper towels.
• To make Creole cream cheese remoulade: Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Mixture should be smooth with a sauce consistency. Mix red onion, bell pepper and celery hearts in a bowl sit to the side for garnish.
• Serve fritters in a bowl with garnishes and sauce in a bowl.

Notes

Preheat oil to 375 F.

This is a great brunch item. Make this a sweet fritter by using 1 ½ teaspoon salt, omitting crawfish or substitute crumbled bacon, 1 ½ cup water. Sauce: use 7 ounces of creole cream cheese, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, dust with cinnamon sugar.