These Crawfish Burgers freeze well. You’ll be thanking yourself (and us?!) the next time that crawfish craving hits.
Crawfish Burgers
Yields: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter, divided
- ½ cup chopped onion
- ½ cup chopped celery
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Creole mustard
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon Creole seasoning
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 30 saltine crackers, crushed
- 16 ounces cooked crawfish tails, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- Dill Sauce (recipe follows)
- 6 hamburger buns, halved and toasted
- 6 leaves green lettuce
- 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
Instructions
- In a medium skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer mixture to a large bowl.
- Stir in mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire, Creole seasoning, and egg. Add crushed crackers and crawfish, stirring to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 2 days. Shape mixture into 6 patties.
- In a large nonstick skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add half of patties, and cook until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 tablespoon butter, remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and remaining patties.
- Spread desired amount of Dill Sauce onto toasted buns. Top bottom halves with lettuce, tomato, and crawfish patties. Cover with bun tops. Serve immediately.
Dill Sauce
Yields: 1¼ Cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh dill
- 2 tablespoons dill pickle relish
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Creole mustard
- ½ teaspoon Creole seasoning
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
How would Italian bread crumbs be with the crawfish burgers, instead of saltine crackers??
I’m sure that would taste just fine! The 30 saltines would make about 1 cup, crushed.
Just had burgers for supper. Wonderful recipe. It is like a crab cake. Cooked up nice and crunchy. Will definitely make again.