Crawfish Pie

Crawfish Pie Recipes


Crawfish pie is one of my all time favorite Cajun foods. If someone else would cook it, I would easily eat it every day. The dish is so famous that Hank Williams made a song to celebrate it! That should convince you to learn how to cook crawfish pie, or to at least attempt it. Since we all love pies, and Cajuns love crawfish ( as well as anyone else that decides to finally try them), crawfish pie combines the best of both worlds in a hearty meal that can fill anyone up pretty quickly.

CRAWFISH PIE RECIPES
Of all of the Cajun recipes, crawfish pie recipes can be one of the toughest ones to perfect. Many crawfish pie recipes are not exact, and we always have to change a little here and there to make it come out just right. The same can be said for these crawfish pie recipes. Feel free to experiment with them until you make it perfect. If you do come up with any great hints, or better crawfish pie recipes, will you email them to us? Enjoy!

"Cajun Crawfish Pie"
Ingredients:

•1/2 stick of real butter
•1/2 cup of chopped green bellpeppers
•1/2 cup of chopped celery
•2 teaspoons of salt
•1/2 teaspoon of red pepper
•1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
•1/2 cup of canned tomatoes that are chopped
•1 lb. of fresh Louisiana crawfish tails
•2 teaspoons of chopped parsely
•2 tablespoons of flour
•1 cup of water
•1 pie crust (use other recipes to make the standard pie crust)

Instructions

•Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
•In a large skillet, melt the butter over a medium heat.
•To the melted butter, add the onions, celery, bell pepper, red pepper, salt, and black pepper. Cook for about 10 minutes until the onions are a golden color.
•Add the tomatoes and cook for another 7 minutes, stirring ocasionally.
•Add the parsley and the crawfish, and cook for another 5 minutes.
•In a seperate bowl, dissolve the flour into the water. Add this mixture to the skillet. Stir this for about 4 minutes until it thickens.
•Pour the ingredients that are in the skillet into a cool bowl. Allow to cool for at least 30 minutes.
•Place the pie crust onto a 9" pie pan. Crimp the edges.
•Pour the mixture from the cool bowl into the pie pan.
•Place the pie on a baking sheet and into the oven.
•Cook in the oven for about 45 minutes, or until the edges are goelden brown.
•Enjoy the Cajun Crawfish Pie!