Crawfish Etouffee Cornbread Bites
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Recipe can easily be doubled
Ingredients
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup whole milk
  • 5 TBSP unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 pound of crawfish
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal (may also use Gluten Free cornmeal)
  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 TBSP baking powder
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp cajun seasoning
  • ½ tsp oregano
  • ½ tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp yellow mustard
  • ¼ cup each of diced onions, celery and bell peppers
  • dash of hot sauce
  • Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 TBSP yellow mustard
  • 1 tsp horseradish
  • 3 TBSP honey
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ lemon juiced
Instructions
  1. Saute the onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic in 1 TBSP olive oil over medium to high heat for 5-7 minutes. Add in the crawfish tails and cook an additional 5 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool COMPLETELY.
  2. Meanwhile, combine both milks with the butter, then the egg, hot sauce and mustard. Stir together the dry ingredients (flour, seasonings, cornmeal) and pour in the milk mixture. Combine then add in the crawfish and veggie mixture. Combine until just blended and pour the batter into a greased muffin tin (filling each one ⅔ full). Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Remove and enjoy while they are hot! (note please at least 5 minutes before trying to transfer them from the pan to a plate).
  3. For the sauce- combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl and chill for at least an hour then you may serve:)
Recipe by Kitchen Belleicious at https://kitchenbelleicious.com/2015/07/06/crawfish-etouffee-cornbread-bites-with-honey-mustard-sauce/