Components
TOMATOES
- 6 med inexperienced tomatoes
- 1 tsp (15 g) salt
- 1 tsp (7 g) pepper
- 1 C (237 ml) buttermilk
- 2 lg eggs, overwhelmed
- 2 C (250 g) flour
- 1 C (151 g) cornstarch
- 1 C (170 g) cornmeal
- 1 tsp (10 g) garlic powder
- Peanut or canola oil for frying
CRAWFISH
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) water
- Sprint Worcestershire
- 1 tsp (2 g) lemon zest
- 2 Tbsp (29 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 lb (454 g) crawfish tails (or small shrimp)
CAJUN BEURRE BLANC SAUCE
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) dry white wine
- 2 tsp (10 ml) white wine vinegar
- 4 black peppercorns
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tsp (10 ml) heavy cream
- 8 oz (227 g) unsalted butter, chilly, minimize into cubes
- 1 tsp (5 ml) lemon juice
- Sprint Worcestershire
- Sprint Crystal Scorching Sauce
- Kosher salt to style
Instructions
TOMATOES
Preheat oven to 200˚F (93°C). Slice tomatoes ¼ inch (6 mm) thick; sprinkle with salt and pepper; put aside. Wash and drain crawfish; refrigerate. Stir collectively buttermilk and eggs in a shallow bowl; place flour in one other bowl; stir collectively cornstarch, cornmeal and garlic powder in a 3rd bowl. In a big frying pan, warmth ⅛-inch-deep layer of peanut oil to 350˚F (177°C) over medium warmth. Flippantly coat every tomato slice in flour; dip in buttermilk, then cornstarch combination. In batches, gently prepare dinner tomatoes till golden brown, roughly 1-2 minutes; flip gently and prepare dinner one other 1-2 minutes. Drain on paper towels; preserve heat in oven till able to serve.
CRAWFISH
Mix water, Worcestershire and lemon zest in a big sauté pan over medium warmth. Slowly whisk in butter till included. Deliver to a simmer; add crawfish, tossing gently till cooked by, 5–7 minutes.
CAJUN BEURRE BLANC SAUCE
Place wine, vinegar, peppercorns, shallots and bay leaf in a small saucepan over medium excessive. Deliver to a boil; prepare dinner till very thick and decreased by ¾, about 3 minutes. Stir in cream; prepare dinner till thickened, about 3 minutes. Scale back to low; add butter, one dice at a time, whisking consistently till two items of butter stay. Take away from warmth and proceed whisking in final two cubes of butter. Add lemon juice, Worcestershire, sizzling sauce and salt to style, stirring to mix. Cross by a fantastic sieve.
PLATING
Place 3 or 4 slices of tomato on every plate. Spoon crawfish and sauce excessive, and dirt total plate flippantly with Cajun spice.
- Prep time: 45 minutes.
- Prepare dinner time: 1 hour.
- Makes 6 servings.
