Gaido's Crawfish Chili

Name: Gaido's Crawfish Chili
Ingredients: 1 oz olive oil; 1 tablespoon garlic; 2 tablespoons green onion; 2 teaspoons Chili flake; 3 ounces fluidwhite wine; 5 ounces crawfish tails; 1.5 ounces unsalted butter; T t. salt; Small pinch sugar; Very small pinch saffron (8 fibers); 2 silver dollar medallions goat cheese; 2 half moon shape crostinis

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To this day, the legendary Gaido's in Galveston continues to serve the Crawfish Chili I fell in love with as a child. It's incredible! Don't let the name fool you...it's surprisingly sweet! And it comes topped with gooey goat cheese.

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Course Appetizers, Soups

Servings

Ingredients

1 oz olive oil
1 tablespoon garlic
2 tablespoons green onion
2 teaspoons Chili flake
3 ounces fluidwhite wine
5 ounces crawfish tails
1.5 ounces unsalted butter
T t. salt
Small pinch sugar
Very small pinch saffron 8 fibers
2 silver dollar medallions goat cheese
2 half moon shape crostinis

Instructions

Heat Olive Oil in Pan. Sweat Green Onion and Garlic (NO COLOR, JUST SWEAT). Add chili flake until a paste-like consistency is formed. Add crawfish tails and W. wine. Reduce by 80%. Mount with butter. Add saffron and season.
Place in Chili bowl and torch goat cheese for 3 seconds (no color, just slightly melted).
Garnish with green onion tops and crostinis.

Notes

Recipe courtesy of Gaido's.

Keyword chili crawfish, crawfish, Gaido's

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Gaido’s Crawfish Chili