• 24 medium-sized button mushrooms
• 4 ounces peeled Louisiana crawfish tails
• 2 ounces shallots, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 5 tablespoons butter, divided
• ¼ cup crumbled crisp-cooked bacon
• ½ teaspoon Creole seasoning mix
• ½ teaspoon lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
• a few drops of Maggi seasoning or 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 2 ounces finely grated Parmesan cheese
• ¼ cup finely grated fresh breadcrumbs or as needed
• salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, to taste
• finely grated Parmesan for garnish

Crawfish Stuffed Mushrooms

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• 12 hardboiled eggs
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 4 teaspoons mustard
• 1 teaspoon hot chile oil or to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
• Deviled Shrimp (recipe follows)
• Pickled Shrimp (recipe follows)
  
   

Deviled Shrimp

• ½ pound cooked shrimp, chopped
• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon grainy mustard
• 1 tablespoon chili sauce
• 2 teaspoons minced green onion, white parts
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons minced green onions, green parts
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
• ½ teaspoon minced capers
• ½ teaspoon sweet pickle relish
• ¼ teaspoon granulated garlic
• ¼ teaspoon granulated onion
• ¼ teaspoon celery seeds
• salt and cayenne pepper to taste

Process all ingredients in a food processor until finely chopped; taste and adjust seasoning.

Pickled Shrimp

• 24 large Louisiana shrimp, boiled and peeled
• 24 thin slices of jalapeño pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• zest and juice of 2 lemons
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 cup rice vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients, refrigerate, and let marinate for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Deviled Shrimp Deviled Eggs

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• 6 live blue crabs 
• 6 tablespoons (¼ stick) unsalted butter 
• 3 cloves garlic, minced 
• ½ teaspoon crushed dried red 
• chile flakes 
• ½ cup Texas Pete or other red 
• hot sauce 
• ½ teaspoon cornstarch 
• 1 bunch watercress or other peppery green
• coarsely chopped green onions, for serving

Garlic-Chile Crabs

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• 3 cups Crawfish Étouffée (in the cookbook) or Crawfish Stew (in the cookbook; excerpted recipe linked here)
• All-purpose flour, for dusting
• 2 prepared pie crusts (Leaf Lard Pie Dough recipe included in cookbook)
• 1 large egg yolk

Crawfish Hand Pies

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Avocado-Mango Topping

• 1 mango
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 6 sprigs fresh cilantro
• 6 sprigs fresh mint
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) simple syrup 
• 1 avocado, diced
• 1 tomato, diced
• ¼ cup (35 g) pine nuts, toasted
• Sriracha sauce (optional, to taste)

Crab Cakes

• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons (13 g) leek (the white part only), finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil
• 1 pound ( 455 g) crab meat, chopped
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon (11 g) Dijon mustard
• ½ cup (60 g) bread crumbs (panko preferably), divided
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• ¼ cup (60 g) aioli or mayonnaise
• Salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons (28 g) unsalted butter

Tropically-Topped Crab Cakes

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• 2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into rough 1-inch chunks
• 2 quarts peanut, vegetable, or canola oil
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• Flavor additions such as Creole seasoning, Italian seasoning, granulated onion and/or garlic, etc. if desired
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch
• ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
  
  
  
  Toppings of Choice: Sour cream, bacon, cheddar, and green onions pictured here; try crawfish in cream sauce; crawfish étouffée; any kind of queso; your favorite chile; etc.

Loaded Tater Tots

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• 1 pound of potatoes, peeled
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• ¼ cup milk or as needed
• Salt and pepper to taste

For the bechamel sauce:

• 2 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• pinch of salt and pepper

For the seafood filling:

• 16 medium sized shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 16 small scallops
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
• salt and pepper to taste
• ¼ cup white wine
• handful freshly chopped parsley

For assembling:

• ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese or gruyère

Coquilles st. Jacques

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SHRIMP

• ½ cup panko (Japanese) bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• ⅔ cup rice flour or cornstarch
• ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 4 ounces light beer
• 6 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 pound large (21/25 count) shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced
• Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  
   

SPICY KETCHUP

• 1 tablespoon pure olive oil
• 1 sweet onion, grated
• 1 garlic clove, mashed to a paste with salt (see note, below)
• 1 (14.5-ounce) no-salt-added canned tomatoes with juice, pureed
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• ¼ cup sherry vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon smoked hot paprika
• Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Beer-Battered Shrimp (Lighter)

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• 1 pound medium shrimp, steamed, shelled, and deveined, still warm 
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 
• ½ teaspoon distilled white vinegar 
• ½ teaspoon seafood boil spice, or more to taste 
• Dash of celery seed 
• ⅓ cup mayonnaise (reduced fat is fine) 
• ⅓ cup sour cream (reduced fat is fine) 
• ⅓ cup thinly sliced celery 
• ½ small red bell pepper, diced (optional) 
• ¼ cup finely diced red onion (optional) 
• 2 ripe avocados

Old School Shrimp Salad

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• 1 pound crabmeat
• Kosher salt 
• 1 pound fresh spinach, cleaned
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne
• ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ⅛ teaspoon white pepper
• Unsalted butter
• Beurre Blanc (recipe follows

Beurre Blanc

• 1 cup dry white wine
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• 12 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
• Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Crab and Spinach Dumplings

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