These melts are 100% comfort food.
Crawfish Patty Melt
Makes 4
Ingredients
- ¾ cup mayonnaise, divided
- ¼ cup prepared horseradish
- ½ teaspoon Creole seasoning
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- ½ cup chopped yellow onion
- ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
- ¼ cup chopped celery
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- ½ cup sliced green onion
- ½ cup crushed saltine crackers
- 1 pound crawfish tails
- 8 slices potato bread
- 8 slices Swiss cheese
- 8 slices Monterey Jack cheese with peppers
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- Chips and pickle spears, to serve
Instructions
- In a small bowl, stir together ½ cup mayonnaise, horseradish, and Creole seasoning, stirring until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add yellow onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, and salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly caramelized and softened, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl, and let cool slightly. Wipe skillet clean.
- Add green onion, crackers, and remaining ¼ cup mayonnaise to onion mixture, stirring until well combined.
- In the work bowl of a food processor, pulse crawfish until coarsely chopped. Add to onion mixture, stirring until well combined. Form into 8 (3-ounce) ½-inch-thick patties.
- In same skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add half of patties; cook until golden brown on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from skillet, and wipe skillet clean. Repeat with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and remaining patties.
- Spread horseradish sauce on 1 side of all bread. Place 1 slice of each cheese on top of horseradish sauce. Place 2 crawfish patties on half of slices of bread, and top with remaining slices, cheese side down.
- In same skillet, melt half of butter over medium heat. Add 2 sandwiches, and cook until golden brown on both sides, heated through, and cheese is melted, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from skillet, and repeat with remaining butter and remaining 2 sandwiches. Serve with chips and pickle spears.
