Crawfish Milneburg

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 pint half-and-half
• 2 egg yolks, beaten well
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 slices american cheese
• 4 cups crawfish tails, boiled and peeled
• 1/4 cup parsley, minced
• 6 large pastry shells, baked

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, melt the butter over medium heat and saute onions and for about 4 minutes. add flour and stir until smooth.
• 2 next begin a steady stirring motion and gradually start pouring in the half-and-half keeping heat at medium so the cream doesn't stick. when the mixture is hot, take a few tablespoons and add it to the egg yolks, mixing well. add the yolk mixture to the sauce whisking until smooth. add salt and pepper.
• 3 while continued stirring, add cheese one slice at a time until melted. sauce should be creamy and well blended. reduce heat to medium low, but continue to stir. add crawfish tails and parsley, stirring to incorporate. simmer for another 2 or 3 minutes. remove from heat.
• 4 spoon generous amounts of mixture, filling the baked pastry shells to overflowing.