Crawfish Pie

18 ingredients
15 steps

Ingredients

  • Double-crust pie dough, recipe follows
  • 4 ounces (1 stick) butter
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 cup diced onions
  • 1/2 cup diced green pepper
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1 pound peeled crawfish tails
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onion
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 2 tablespoons Creole spice (Essence), recipe follows
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon dried thyme

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. 2
    Roll out half of pie dough and fit into a 9-inch pie plate; chill.
  3. 3
    In a skillet melt butter, add flour and whisk into a paste.
  4. 4
    Cook roux for 5 minutes or until it begins to turn lightly golden.
  5. 5
    Add onions, pepper and celery.
  6. 6
    Cook, stirring, 4 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
  7. 7
    Add crawfish, green onions, parsley and seasoning.
  8. 8
    Cook just until heated through, about 1 minute more.
  9. 9
    Let cool slightly.
  10. 10
    Roll out remaining pie dough 1/8-inch thick.
  11. 11
    Pour filling into pie shell and top with remaining dough.
  12. 12
    Crimp edges and poke a hole in top.
  13. 13
    Bake for 40 minutes, until crust is golden and filling is bubbling hot.
  14. 14
    Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
  15. 15
    Yield: 2/3 cup

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