Fried Crawfish Remoulade
- 1 1/2 tablespoons drained bottled horseradish
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Creole mustard or Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons distilled vinegar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- cayenne to taste
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil plus additional for frying
- 2 scallions, chopped fine
- 1 celery rib, chopped fine
- 1 pound shelled crawfish tails, thawed if frozen and drained
- all-purpose flour seasoned with salt and pepper for dredging
- 4 cups shredded romaine
- 2 cups shredded radicchio
- In a bowl whisk together horseradish, mustard, vinegar, paprika, salt, and cayenne and add 1/3 cup of oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified.
- Stir in scallions and celery.
- Remoulade may be made 1 day ahead and kept chilled, covered.
- In a bowl dredge crawfish in seasoned flour and shake in a sieve to remove excess flour.
- In a kettle heat 1 1/2 inches of additional oil to 390F.
- on a deep-fat thermometer and fry crawfish 4 batches 45 seconds, or until golden.
- Transfer crawfish with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
- In a bowl toss together romaine and radicchio and divide among 6 plates.
- Arrange crawfish on lettuce and serve with remoulade.
horseradish, creole mustard, distilled vinegar, paprika, salt, cayenne, vegetable oil, scallions, celery, crawfish tails, flour, shredded romaine, shredded radicchio
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fried-crawfish-remoulade-11840 (may not work)