Crawfish Baked Potato

Use Louisiana crawfish. They can be found in the frozen food section of your grocer. Recipe by: George Graham - AcadianaTable.com

• Ready In: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  large russet potatoes (the largest you can find)
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup  diced yellow onion
• 1⁄2 cup  diced celery
• 2  tablespoons  diced green onion tops
• 1  teaspoon  minced garlic
• 1  tablespoon  cajun seasoning
• 1  dash  hot sauce
•  kosher  salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 12  ounces  louisiana crawfish tails
• 1  cup  shredded cheddar cheese
• 2  tablespoons sour cream

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Wash and dry the potatoes. Using a fork, poke a few holes in each side to allow moisture to escape during cooking. Coat the potatoes with olive oil. Keep the two halves together and wrap the pre-sliced potato in aluminum foil. Bake in the oven until completely tender, about 1 hour.
2. Unwrap, cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out the inside flesh of the potato without breaking through the outer skin. Chop the scooped-out flesh of the potato into small pieces.
3. Preheat the oven to 400ºF. In a skillet over medium-high heat, add the butter. Add the onions, celery, and green onion tops and cook until the onions turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, seasoning, and hot sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and add the crawfish tails along with the potato flesh that was scooped out earlier.
4. Mix thoroughly to combine and add the cheese and sour cream. Mix together. Stuff the crawfish mixture back into the potato shells and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Place in the oven and bake until the cheese is melted and the tops begin to brown, about 30 to 40 minutes.