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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The unique rich taste of Louisiana crawfish imparts unique flavor to Louisiana dishes that simply cannot be duplicated with other seafood. The varieties of dishes that come about at the hand of the chef using crawfish are as numerous as the cooks creating these dishes. The dish below includes all the ingredients necessary to create a complete meal. These baked eggs are simple to prepare and are perfect for any occasions.

Prep Time: 1 Hour

Yields: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

12 eggs
½ pound crawfish tails
¾ pound diced mushrooms
12 slices sugar-cured ham
2 tbsps unsalted butter
¼ cup minced shallots
salt and cracked black pepper to taste
2 tbsps sour cream
1 tbsp minced tarragon
fresh tarragon leaves for garnish

Method:

Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large heavy-bottomed skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and shallots. Cook 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally until liquid has evaporated. Add crawfish tails and cook 3 additional minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat then stir in sour cream and minced tarragon. In a lightly greased muffin pan, place 1 slice of ham in each cup, allowing ends to hang over edges. Divide mushroom and crawfish mixture evenly among cups. Crack 1 egg into each ham basket then season with salt and pepper.

Place on middle oven rack and bake 15 minutes or until egg whites are cooked but yolks are still runny. Remove and garnish with fresh tarragon leaves.

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