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Crawfish Fries with Creamy Queso Sauce Recipe

Servings 3 people

Ingredients

  • Crawfish:
  • 1 lb crawfish tails
  • 3 TBS butter
  • 1 TBS minced garlic
  • 1 TBS Cajun seasoning
  • 2 tsp liquid crab boil
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • Queso/Cheese Sauce:
  • 12 ounce can evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tsp Cajun seasoning
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 cup shredded Muenster
  • 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack
  • 1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella
  • 30-32 oz frozen fries of choice
  • Fresh parsley to garnish

Instructions

  1. Crawfish:
  2. Melt butter in pan
  3. Add garlic and sauté for 30 secs
  4. Add the crawfish
  5. Sprinkle the crab boil, Cajun seasoning, and onion powder over crawfish
  6. Sauté over medium heat for 4-5 minutes.
  7. Remove from pan and keep warm.
  8. Queso/Cheese sauce:
  9. In the same pan as the crawfish, pour in the evaporated milk and heavy cream
  10. Bring to a low simmer. Do not boil.
  11. Sprinkle in the Cajun seasoning and onion powder
  12. Add the cheeses and stir constantly until cheese melts and sauce coats the spoon.
  13. Turn off the heat after 4 minutes of simmering
  14. Sauce will thicken as it stands
  15. Prepare the fries according to package instructions
  16. Top the fries with the crawfish, cheese sauce, and parsley
  17. Enjoy