I recently ordered Crawfish Cakes (like crab cakes) at a restaurant and just loved them. I looked here but couldn't find anything similar to them, so I modified a crab cake recipe of mine and it turned out fabulous. Use frozen crawfish chopped up, or substitute crab for the original recipe. I haven't tried it, but I also think this would work with chopped cooked shrimp. UPDATE: Following a review suggestion, I next time I tried this I added some green onion and chopped cilantro and it definitely was an improvement.

Ingredients

6 serv.

Sauce
mayonnaise↗1⁄2 cup
pesto sauce (I use store-bought)↗2 tablespoons
Patties
frozen crawfish, thawed and chopped1 lb
Italian seasoned breadcrumbs↗1⁄2 cup
mayonnaise↗1⁄3 cup
pesto sauce↗2 tablespoons
egg, beaten↗1
green onion, sliced↗1⁄2 cup
fresh cilantro, chopped (or your favorite herb)↗1⁄4 cup
olive oil↗2 tablespoons

Step-by-step instructions

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.

Source: food.com

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