re: How to Make Easy Crawfish Bread (w/ Pics)

Not saying Jazz Fest uses French Bread, but plenty of imitators do.

Here is my Crawfish Bread recipe

• 1 lb crawfish tail meat
• 2 loaves French Bread
• 1 medium onion chopped
• ½ bell pepper chopped
• 1 stalk celery chopped
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 cups shredded cheese (any type)
• 1 Tbsp of Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 tsp of hot sauce
• ¾ stick of butter
• Creole seasoning


Melt butter in pan. Add onions, peppers & celery and sauté until translucent (approx 5 min). Add garlic & crawfish tails and let simmer for another 5 min. Pour crawfish mixture in mixing bowl and let cool to room temp (30min-1hr). Add cheese and mix well, then add mayo and mix. (If it looks to dry and more mayo & if it is too soup you can add a little more cheese). Place the bowl with you crawfish mix in the fridge for an hour or until is stiffens up. (you can also place in the freezer to speed up this process). Cut the top of your french bread loaf and hallow out the inside. Spoon in your filling and place the top back on. Cut into slices and then wrap in foil. Place in an oven preheated to 400° for approx. 15 mins.


By the way, I am very familiar with John Ed's Crawfish Bread (JazzFest) and I really don't see the big deal. It isn't very good. I like a lot of what he cooks this is not one of the things though.

You're right Lester...JazzFest definitely doesn't use etoufee. It's more just cheese, crawfish, green onions and seasoning.

i think the jazz fest bread is french...just pressed flat...but i may be wrong.

btw, who is the vendor at JF?

i thought i heard on Fitzmorris that it is Frances' Bakery in Metry, but im not sure. i dont ever remember seeing the sign at Jazz Fest, or maybe i just drink too much and forget

i just read you link,

I'm ready for Jazz Fest now!

I like the sausage bread better than the crawfish bread. I think I could make a better version of the crawfish bread. What I had needed more stuffing and more flavor.

The bread dough is what furthers my belief that he loads the dough and then bakes it.

Looks great! This is a good choice for the BCS game or Super Bowl gathering.