One of my son-in-laws asked if I'd ever fried crawfish before and I
hadn't. I did however have fried soft-shell crawfish a few times in
local restaurants. So, he had the crawfish already peeled from a
previous boil and we went to work.
Very simply you fry the crawfish tail meat similar to how you would fry
shrimp, but remember, the crawfish are already cooked. Given that all
you want to do create a crust on them similar to a shrimp then take them
out of the oil. Store bought crawfish will be another mater, you would
probably want to add a very little liquid crab boil the let them soak in
that a while before frying.
Here's how we did it.
Make an egg wash adding a little bit of seasoning (be careful, the
crawfish from a boil are already seasoned and if you over do it they may
come out too salty or too spicy).
We used a boxed fish fry, I assume you could use flour.
Heat the oil to around 365°F
Put them a little at a time in the hot oil and just let them turn a
light
brown and take them out. Overcooking them will make them tough (chewey).
Keep the oil above 350°F so the browning process remains quick.
That's it.
Munch on them as a snack or make a po-boy with Hushpuppies on the side.
Enjoy!