Crawfish Cakes With Chipotle Tartar Sauce
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Crawfish
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 2
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        ***TARTAR SAUCE***
   2                    dried chipotle peppers
     1/2  cup           prepared mayonnaise
   1      tablespoon    chopped green onions
   1                    lemon -- juice of
                        salt and pepper
                        ***CRAWFISH CAKES***
   2      tablespoons   plus 1 teaspoon oil
   1      cup           shelled crawfish tails
   2      tablespoons   chopped onion -- red pepper and
                        -- celery
     1/2  teaspoon      chopped garlic
                        Creole spice
   1                    egg
     1/2  cup           bread crumbs
                        chopped parsley -- , for garnish
 

Preparation:

Make tartar sauce: In a cast-iron skillet over high heat pan roast peppers, toasting them on all sides, until smoky and slightly charred. Chop finely. In a small bowl combine with remaining sauce ingredients. Adjust seasonings, to taste, with salt and pepper. In a sauté pan heat 1 teaspoon oil, add chopped onion, red pepper and celery, and toss and cook 2 minutes until tender. Remove pan from heat and add garlic, crawfish meat, and 1 teaspoon Creole spice or to taste. Transfer to a mixing bowl and set aside to cool. Mix in egg and enough bread crumbs for mixture to bind; adjust seasonings to taste with salt, pepper and Creole spice. Form into 4 equal patties and flatten to 3/4-inch thick. Heat remaining oil in a sauté pan and cook cakes on both sides until brown and crispy. Serve garnished with parsley and a dollop of tartar sauce.