Crawfish Tacos With Avocado Crema

Submitted by gailanng

"Crawfish Category Winner: 2012 Louisiana Seafood Fitness Challenge Recipe Contest."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 12 tacos

ingredients

• Avocado Crema

• 1 cup sour cream or 1 cup crema
• 1 avocado, peeled pitted and mashed
• 1 lime, juice of
• salt

• Crawfish Tacos

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 lbs louisiana crawfish tails
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 12 taco shells, warmed

directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, mashed avocado and lime; season to taste with salt.
2. In a large skillet, heat olive oil and butter over medium high heat. Add garlic, salt, cayenne pepper and crawfish tails and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in cilantro and lime juice.
3. Spoon crawfish mixture evenly between warmed taco shells. Spoon Avocado Crema over top.