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Grand Isle Benedict
4
servings30
minutes40
minutesIngredients
- Biscuits:
3 cups 3 all-purpose flour
3 tbsp 3 sugar
1/2 tsp 1/2 salt
4 tsp 4 baking powder
1/2 tsp 1/2 cream of tartar
3/4 cup 3/4 cold butter
1 1 egg
1 cup 1 whole milk
- Fried Catfish:
2 cups 2 milk, plus 2 tbsp
salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 3 catfish fillets, cut into 2-inch chunks
2 cups 2 flour, divided
3 3 eggs
1 cup 1 cornmeal
2 tbsp 2 sugar
vegetable oil, for frying
- Poached Eggs:
fresh eggs
vinegar
- Crawfish Sauce:
1 tbsp 1 olive oil
2 tsp 2 Creole seasoning
2 tbsp 2 minced shallots
1 tbsp 1 minced garlic
1 lb 1 crawfish tails
2 cups 2 heavy whipping cream
1 tbsp 1 hot sauce
1 tbsp 1 Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp 1 butter
1/4 cup 1/4 chopped green onions
1 tsp 1 salt, to taste
1 tsp 1 black pepper, to taste
Directions
- Biscuits:
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- The secret to excellent biscuits is COLD BUTTER. Really cold. Many times the biscuit dough gets worked so much that the butter softens before the biscuits even go in the oven. Try cutting the butter into small pieces and stick back in the fridge pulling out only when ready to incorporate into the dough.
- Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Use a pastry cutter to cut cold butter into flour mixture. Don’t go too crazy here – you want to see small, pea-sized pieces of butter throughout the dough.
- Add in the milk and egg and mix just until the ingredients are combined. The dough will be sticky but don’t keep working it. You should be able to see the butter pieces in the dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a generously floured surface. Sprinkle some flour on to the top of dough so it won’t stick to your fingers and knead 10-15 times. If the dough is super sticky just sprinkle on some additional flour.
- Pat the dough out to 3/4 – 1 inch thickness and cut with a biscuit cutter or glass. I ended up with nine this time but depending on who is snacking on biscuit dough, I can get up to 12 biscuits.
- Place the biscuits on a lightly greased baking sheet or parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown on top.
- For extra yumminess, brush the tops of the biscuits with melted butter.
- Fried Catfish:
- In a bowl, add the 2 cups milk and a heavy pinch of salt. Whisk to dissolve and add the fish chunks. Allow to soak at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Set up the dredging station: In the first bowl, add 1 cup flour. In the second bowl, whisk the eggs and add the remaining 2 tablespoons milk. In the third bowl, add the remaining 1 cup flour, the cornmeal, sugar and a pinch of salt followed by a few grinds of pepper.
- In a frying pan with straight sides, add enough oil to fill 1-inch deep. Heat until the oil begins to swirl and the handle of a wooden spoon begins to sizzle as soon as it hits the oil. The oil will be about 350°F.
- Remove the fish from the milk in batches of 6 to 8 chunks. Shake the excess milk off the fish. Dredge in the flour, then the egg wash and then in the flour and cornmeal mixture. Add the batch to the oil, making sure to not overcrowd the pan and bring down the temperature. Fry, flipping once if needed, until a light golden brown and cooked through, about 6 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate and season with a sprinkle of salt. Repeat until all the fish chunks are done.
- Poached Eggs:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, then reduce to low (or turn off the heat). Crack the egg in a fine mesh sieve (over a small bowl) and remove the liquidy whites. Transfer the egg to a small ramekin or bowl. Add one tablespoon of light-colored vinegar to the pot and stir to create a vortex.
- Pour the ramekin with the egg into the middle of the vortex and set a timer for 3 minutes. Once the egg is done, use a slotted spoon to remove the poached egg. Dab with a paper towel to remove excess water and eat immediately.
- Crawfish Sauce:
- Heat olive oil over medium heat. Sauté garlic and shallots. Add crawfish & creole seasoning
Sauté for 2 minutes. Add cream, hot sauce, & Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer. Add butter, salt, pepper, and green onions. - Assembly:
- To serve, slice a biscuit in half and place each half, face up on the plate. Add a piece of fried catfish on top of each biscuit followed by a poached egg. Top with the crawfish sauce and serve immediately.
Inspired by YaYa’s Comfort Food – New Orleans, LA
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