Mini-Crawfish Pies

By á-174942

Ingredients

• CRUST:
• 8 tablespoons butter cubed and softened
• 1 package cream cheese - (3 oz) softened
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• FILLING:
• 6 tablespoons butter sliced
• 6 tablespoons all-purposes flour
• 1 large yellow onion diced
• 4 celery stalks diced
• 2 small carrots diced
• 1 bunch scallions diced
• 1 green pepper diced
• 2 shallots diced
• 1 pound frozen crawfish tails thawed
• 3 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
• Kosher salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
• 4 cups chicken stock

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

For the Crust: In a large bowl, blend together the butter and cream cheese. Stir in flour and chill for 1 hour in the refrigerator. Separate dough; reserving 1/3 for pie tops, and using 2/3 for pie crust bottoms. To form bottom portions of dough, create dough balls approximately 1-inch in diameter and place into bottom of muffin tin cups, flattening to form crust bottoms. Bake crusts only until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

For the Filling: In a saucepan, add butter and flour, stirring together over heat to create a roux. Cook until mixture is the color of peanut butter. Add all vegetables and saute until soft, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add crawfish, Cajun seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste. Saute mixture for 2 to 3 minutes. Add chicken stock and cook, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens. Spoon mixture into crusts. Top with circles of unbaked dough cut from the reserved 1/3 of original dough. Make a small slit in the top of the dough to allow steam to escape. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve while warm.

This recipe yields 8 pies.