Main Course
Blackened fish with cajun crawfish cream sauce and dirty rice
Get ready for a bold and flavorful Southern-inspired dish that brings the heart of Louisiana straight to your kitchen! This Blackened Fish is seared to perfection, coated in a smoky, spicy Cajun seasoning that forms a delicious crust. It’s then smothered in a rich, creamy Crawfish Sauce, packed with tender crawfish tails, sausage, and a luscious blend of spices. Served alongside Dirty Rice, a classic Creole side dish filled with savory ground meat, aromatics, and a punch of seasoning, this meal is the perfect balance of heat, depth, and comfort. Whether you're craving an authentic Cajun experience or looking to spice up your dinner routine, this dish is a guaranteed showstopper!
Prep 20 minCook 1hTotal 1h 20mCuisine American
Ingredients
Fish
- Fish filets ((Catfish or any white fish is fine))
- All purpose seasoning
- Smoked paprika
Dirty Rice
- 1 cuprice
- 1 lbground beef
- ½onion ((diced))
- ½bell pepper ((diced))
- ½ stalkcelery ((diced))
- 2 cupschicken broth
- 1 tablespooncajun seasoning
- ½ tablespoonall purpose seasoning ((low sodium))
Cajun Crawfish Cream Sauce
- ½onion
- ½bell pepper
- ½ stalkcelery
- crawfish tails
- Andouille Sausage
- 1 tablespoontomato paste
- 1 canfire roasted tomatoes
- ½ cupchicken broth
- 1 cupheavy cream
- Parmesean Cheese
- 1 tablespooncajun seasoning
Instructions
Dirty Rice
- 1Cook sausage, onion, celery, bell pepper for a few minutes until cooked through. Remove from pan
- 2Cook ground beef and remove excess grease
- 3Add in 1 cup rice
- 4Add onion, celery, bell pepper back in
- 5Add in 2 cups chicken broth
- 6Add in cajun seasoning
- 7Let simmer for 20-25 minutes
Cajun Crawfish Cream Sauce
- 1Cook sausage, onion, celery, bell pepper
- 2Add in tomato paste and creole seasoning
- 3Add in Chicken broth
- 4Add in fire roasted tomatoes
- 5Add in heavy cream
- 6Add in crawfish tail
- 7Add in cheese
- 8Let simmer around 10 minus or until thickened. If mixture is too soupy, add in a cornstarch slurry (1 tsp cornstarch, 1 tsp water) and mix in.
Fish
- 1Season your fish with your favorite seasonings
- 2Add 2 tbsp oil to a pan along with a bit a butter on medium heat
- 3Add your fish in top (presentation) side down first. Let sear for 3-4 minutes for a medium sized filet
- 4Flip your fish and add in a knob of butter and a squeeze of lemon juice. Let cook another few minutes while basting the butter over the fish
Plating
- 1Place dirty rice on your plate
- 2Add your Blackened fish on top of your rice
- 3Top with your cajun crawfish cream sauce