Crawfish Pie

14 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup parsley (minced)
  • 1/2 cup green onion
  • 3/4 bell pepper (chopped small)
  • 1 onion (large, chopped)
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper
  • 2 celery ribs (chopped)
  • 1 1/2 lbs crawfish tails (You could of course use shrimp if you can't get crawdads, or even if you just prefer)
  • 6 tablespoons crawfish fat (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • cornstarch (to thicken)
  • 10 inches double crust pie crusts (ready-made)

Directions

  1. 1
    In a medium-sized pot, saute onion, celery and bell pepper, with butter.
  2. 2
    Once it becomes tender, add crawfish fat and cook for 10 minutes.
  3. 3
    Now, add crawfish tails, parsley, green onion, and seasoning.
  4. 4
    You could add cornstarch to get thick gravy.
  5. 5
    Cook until the gravy thickens to required consistency.
  6. 6
    Place half of the pie-crust dough onto a 9-inch pan and fill it with filling.
  7. 7
    Place the other crust on top, moisten and seal edges of the crusts.
  8. 8
    Make sure to cut slits on the top crust, to let out steam.
  9. 9
    Bake in the oven at 450 deg F for 10 minutes, then reduce to 375 deg F and cook for 35 minutes.
  10. 10
    Once the crust is golden-brown, the pie is ready.

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