Crawfish Pies, My Way

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12 hand-sized pies
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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3/4 cup chopped yellow onions
  • 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1 1/2 pounds peeled crawfish tails
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions or scallions (green part only)
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
  • 1 large egg
  • 3/4 cup fine dried bread crumbs
  • 1 recipe pastry, recipe follows
  • Creole seasoning, recipe follows
  • Oil, for frying

Directions

Preheat the fryer. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add the onions, bell pepper, salt, cayenne and cook for 2 minutes, stirring a few times. Add the crawfish tails and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the green onions, garlic, and parsley and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Pour the mixture into a medium-size mixing bowl and let cool for about 3 minutes. Add the egg and bread crumbs and mix well. Set aside. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out each dough piece into a thin round about 5 inches in diameter. Put about 1/4 cup of the crawfish mixture in the center of each round, fold the dough over, and crimp the edges together with a fork. Fry the pies, 2 or 3 at a time, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with the Creole seasoning, and serve hot.

Pastry:

Make the pastry. Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. With a pastry cutter or 2 knives, cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small mixing bowl, beat the egg with the milk. Gradually add the egg mixture to the flour mixture, working it to make a thick dough. Divide the dough into 12 equal portions.

Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning (also referred to as Bayou Blast):

  • 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

Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

Yield: 2/3 cup

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  • on July 16, 2010

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    You definitely want to make sure the seam is well sealed.
    The ones that opened up in the deep fryer didn't cut it.
    I'm not convinced all those breadcrumbs were necessary to absorb the moisture in the filling.
    Half as many breadcrumbs would do the job and would likely improve the flavor.

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