Miss River's Louisiana Crawfish Rolls

If you can’t make it to Jazz Fest, try Alon Shaya's recipe for Miss River's Louisiana Crawfish Rolls, an homage to the crawfish-salad roll by Smitty's Restaurant & Oyster Bar.

Southern Living Miss River’s Louisiana Crawfish Rolls on a platter ready to serve
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Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster

Active Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
10 mins
Servings:
4

Second only to Mardis Gras, Jazz Fest is New Orleans’'most rocking party. And while the music may technically be the main draw, we keep coming back for the food. One of Chef Alon Shaya’s favorite dishes to eat at Jazz Fest are the crawfish rolls—a Cajun cousin of Maine's lobster rolls, but with a better kick. If you can’t get down to Jazz Fest in time to try them, this recipe will give you a taste of the fun.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise (such as Duke’s)

  • 2 tsp. prepared horseradish (such as Kelchner's)

  • 2 tsp. Creole mustard (such as Arnaud’s)

  • 1/2 tsp. grated lemon zest plus 4 tsp. fresh juice (from 1 lemon)

  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt

  • 1/2 tsp. Cajun seasoning

  • 1/4 tsp. hot sauce (such as Tabasco)

  • 16 oz. peeled cooked crawfish tails

  • 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter

  • 4 top-split hot dog buns (such as Martin’s)

  • 4 tsp. minced fresh chives

Directions

  1. Stir together mayonnaise, horseradish, mustard, lemon zest and juice, salt, Cajun seasoning, and hot sauce in a medium bowl until smooth. Add crawfish tails, and stir to coat.

  2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium. Add buns, and toast until golden on both sides, 1 to 2 minutes per side.

  3. Evenly fill toasted buns with crawfish mixture. Top evenly with fresh chives.

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