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Crawfish Beignets
14 ingredients
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Unlike the airy, pillow-shaped beignets made famous by sidewalk cafés in the French Quarter of New Orleans, these country cousins are rounder and just a bit rough, with a springy texture similar to cake doughnuts. Beignets, also known as
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1045
Calories
54g
Protein
29g
Fat
141g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Peanut Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Red Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbs. sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. celery salt
- 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
- Peanut oil for deep-frying
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 lb. cooked crawfish tails, peeled and deveined shrimp, or lump crabmeat, coarsely chopped
- 2 green onions, including tender green portions, minced
- 1/4 cup seeded and minced red bell pepper
- 2 Tbs. minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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