Crawfish Carbonara
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb Louisiana crawfish tails
  • 1 lb cheese tortellini
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 3 tbsp shallots, diced
  • 4 oz mushrooms
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 3 cups half & half, heated
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp Cajun spice
  • 2 oz white wine
  • 2 oz Romano cheese
  • 2 tbsp parsley, Italian flat leaf
  • 8 oz prosciutto
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place prosciutto on a parchment lined baking pan and bake until crispy, about 18 - 20 minutes.
  2. In a saucepan, add butter, shallots and mushrooms.
  3. Allow to saute for 2 - 3 minutes. Add flour, then add heated half & half. Allow to thicken. Add seasonings, wine, cheese, parsley and reduce slightly, then add crawfish tails.
  4. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add salt and gently boil tortellini for 2 - 3 minutes & add to crawfish
  5. sauce.
  6. To assemble, place tortellini in a bowl & sprinkle crispy prosciutto on top.
Recipe by Louisiana Cookin' at https://louisianacookin.com/discover-the-taste-and-tradition-of-louisiana-crawfish/