Crawfish Patties

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons pesto sauce (i use store-bought)
• 1 lb frozen crawfish, thawed and chopped
• 1/2 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons pesto sauce
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup green onion, sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped (or your favorite herb)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. cover and refrigerate until serving time.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine all patty ingredients except oil.
• 3 heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• 4 add spoon 1/3 cup mixture into skillet for each patty, cooking 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown. the patties will be very loose when you first flip them over. use a spatula to flatten them after they are flipped, and flip again if needed until they firm up.
• 5 drain on paper towels.
• 6 serve patties topped with sauce or cocktail sauce.