Crawfish Pasta with Cajun Seasoning and Cream Recipe
This Crawfish Pasta is a flavorful and creamy dish combining tender crawfish tails with a zesty Cajun-seasoned sauce, perfect for a comforting and elegant meal ready in just 30 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Cajun/Creole
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 2 tsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 large shallots (finely diced)
- 6 green onions (sliced)
- 1/2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp Cajun Seasoning (adjust if it’s spicy!)
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 tsp white pepper (optional)
- 4 cups (1 liter) vegetable stock (or fish stock)
- 14 oz (400g) uncooked pasta (I used bucatini)
- 1 lb (450g) cooked crawfish tails ((=crayfish tails))
- 1/3 cup (80ml) heavy cream ((=double cream))
- 3–4 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan (plus extra to serve)
- 1 tsp lemon juice (or to taste)
- 2 tbsp chives (to garnish)
- 1 tbsp parsley (chopped, to garnish)
- 2 tsp lemon zest (optional, to serve)
- salt and black pepper (as needed)
Instructions
- Heat butter and olive oil in a large pan and sauté the shallots and green onions over low heat, stirring, for about 5 minutes or until softened.
- Stir in the tomato paste, mustard, Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper and cook for a minute or so. Add the garlic and cook briefly until fragrant.
- Add the stock and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, stir in the pasta and cook for slightly longer than pack instructions, stirring once in a while to make sure the noodles are separate and don’t stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Lower the heat and add the crawfish tails once the pasta in cooked but still al dente. Stir in the cream and grated Parmesan and simmer gently just for a minute or so to warm through.
- Go ahead and taste the sauce – add a squeeze of lemon or a pinch of extra Cajun seasoning if needed.
- Garnish with chopped chives, parsley and lemon zest. Season with plenty of freshly cracked black pepper, serve and prepare to be showered with compliments!