Crawfish Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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)

Recipe

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