Recipe courtesy of Breaux Mart Deli
Crawfish Dip
- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 35 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 1 hr
- Cook: 20 min
- Yield: 10 cups
Ingredients
4 ounces (1 stick) butter
1 cup finely diced onions
1 cup finely diced scallions
3 pounds cream cheese
8 ounces sour cream
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 pounds crawfish tails, peeled
1/4 cup extra-dry vermouth
2 tablespoons Louisiana-style hot sauce, such as Crystal Hot Sauce
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons Creole seasoning, such as Tony Chachere's Original Creole Seasoning
Directions
- In a large pan, melt the butter. Add the onions and scallions and cook until the onions are translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the cream cheese, sour cream and fresh lemon juice and whisk until creamy and smooth.
- Mix in the crawfish, vermouth, hot sauce, cayenne and Creole seasoning. Cook for 10 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.
- Let cool and then refrigerate until ready to serve.
