Cramer Family Stuffed Crawfish Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk, or as needed
• 2 pounds processed cheese food (such as velveeta®), cubed
• 3/4 pound cooked and peeled whole crawfish tails
• 24 brown and serve pistolette rolls
• 2 quarts vegetable oil for frying

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. stir in the onion and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. pour in the evaporated milk, cheese, and crawfish tails. cook and stir until the cheese has melted and the sauce is smooth, about 5 minutes more. use the end of a spoon to poke a hole into each pistolette roll. fill each roll with about 1 tablespoon of the crawfish filling.
• heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• fry the rolls a few at a time in the hot oil until golden brown, about 3 minutes. drain on a paper towel-lined plate and serve hot.