Vietnamese-Cajun Orange Butter

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Preparation info
  • Makes about

    1

    quart
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Madame Vo: Vietnamese Home Cooking from the New York Restaurant

By Jimmy Ly and Yen Vo

Published 2024

  • About

Our orange butter pays homage to Vietnamese-Cajun food. From Houston to New Orleans, the Gulf Coast area has a huge Vietnamese population. Vietnamese-Cajun crawfish, which has become hugely popular over the last decade, is different from the classic Cajun version in that the crawfish is tossed in seasoning after it’s boiled, which coats the shell and adds tons of flavor. It’s also served with a dipping sauce that typically includes butter and often citrus wedges like lemon and orange. I tri