5.0 from 12 votes
Easy Crawfish Tail Recipe
Garlic Butter Crawfish Tails are easy to make and full of flavor. Delicious crawfish meat is coated in a garlic buttery sauce with a hint of white wine. You can serve this Louisiana staple as an appetizer or dinner with your favorite pasta of choice!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 138 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Appetizer , Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound crawfish tails peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon white wine
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- optional chopped herbs like basil or parsley for serving
Instructions
- Add butter and olive oil to a large non-stick skillet over medium heat.
- Once hot, add minced garlic and sauté for about 1 minute or until fragrant.
- Add crawfish tails and sauté for about 1 minute on one side or until just beginning to turn pink. Then flip. (If your crawfish is already pre-cooked, you'll only need about 1 minute to heat them through.)
- Add wine and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer for 1-2 minutes or until the crawfish tails are cooked through. (Make sure not to over-cook your crawfish meat.)
- Remove from the heat immediately. Sprinkle with chopped basil or parsley. Serve over pasta or rice and enjoy!
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Notes
- For this recipe, crawfish must be peeled and deveined before cooking. If you use the whole crawfish, go ahead and take care of this ahead of time.
- An easy trick to prevent your butter from burning is to add a bit of oil to the mix. This makes for a better garlic butter sauce.
- Make sure not to overcook your crawfish tail meat. Crawfish tail meat cooks fast, so be careful not to overcook!
Nutrition Information
Calories
138kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
34mg
(11%)
Sodium
64mg
(3%)
Potassium
63mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
183IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
17mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 138
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 138kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 34mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 64mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 63mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 183IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.