Recipe: Acadian Crawdad Cakes

ACADIAN CRAWDAD CAKES

2 cups ground peeled crawfish tails
2 cups cooked long-grain rice
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
2 slices bacon, fried crisp, crumbled
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup finely chopped shallots
1/4 tsp dried basil
Dash thyme
1 tsp salt
Dash Tabasco
3 eggs, well beaten
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter

Mix crawfish tails, rice, bell pepper, bacon, parsley, shallots, basil, thyme, salt and Tabasco together well.

Pour the eggs over the mixture and blend them into the rice mixture. Let mixture "set" in the fridge for about 30 minutes, covered.

Melt butter in skillet or griddle. Then, keeping your hands moist with a few drops of water shape the mixture into small squares, about 3x3x1/2-inch and plop them on the griddle. They will sizzle nicely and turn light brown in a few minutes. Flip over and fry until brown.

From: The Frank Davis Seafood Notebook
Source: Ladies Home Journal, August 1991