Crawfish Balls
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From: Cajun Cuisine INGREDIENTS 2 pounds peeled crawfish tails 1 onion, chopped 1 bell pepper, chopped 4 slices of stale bread 2 tablespoons of crawfish fat, if available 1 egg, beaten 3 tablespoons of chopped parsley 3 tablespoons of chopped green onion tops Salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper, to taste 1-1/2 cups bread crumbs Grind crawfish tails, onions, bell pepper and bread slices in food processor or grinder. Add crawfish fat, egg, parsley, and green onion tops; mix thoroughly; add salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper and mix. Shape into balls the size of a walnut and roll in bread crumbs. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes about 4 dozen NOTE - These can be frozen after rolling in bread crumbs and baked without thawing. If crawfish fat is not available, simply omit it from the recipe.