Crawfish Beignets

This crawfish beignet recipe delivers a savory take on the New Orleans' favorite. They're fried and stuffed with a creamy crawfish and Cheddar mixture.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 449 Calories

Ingredients

• vegetable oil for frying
• 1 pinch paprika, or to taste
• cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 (12 ounce) package crawfish tail meat
• chopped green onion
• 2 (16.3 ounce) cans refrigerated biscuit dough, separated
• 1.5 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 0.25 cup mayonnaise

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine crawfish, Cheddar cheese, green onion, and mayonnaise in a large bowl.

Step 3

Flatten and stretch separated biscuit dough (12 pieces) with your hands or a rolling pin until rectangular shaped (about 4x5 inches).

Step 4

Place 1 scoop crawfish filling in middle of 1 flattened dough rectangle; enclose sides around filling, working with your hands until fully sealed and you reach a desired shape. Repeat with remaining filling and dough rectangles.

Step 5

Lower beignets carefully into the hot oil; fry until they float to the top and golden brown on all sides, flipping as needed, about 5 minutes total. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Sprinkle tops with paprika and cayenne pepper.