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Crawfish Pie

Crawfish Pie is a double crust pot pie filled with celery, peppers, onions and crawfish in a rich Cajun gravy.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: Cajun
Keyword: Cajun pot pie, comfort food, crawfish recipes, seafood pot pie
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Milisa

Ingredients

for the roux:

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour

for the filling:

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 cups diced celery
  • 2 cups diced onion
  • 2 cups diced bell peppers
  • 8 white mushrooms diced
  • 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 3 cups seafood or chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon Blackened Seasoning
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 pound crawfish tales cooked
  • 2 prepared pie crusts

Instructions

  • Start by making a roux. In a heavy bottom pan, add vegetable oil, butter and flour. Cook over low heat, stirring often.
  • Cook until roux is a dark peanut butter color, about 30 minutes, stirring continually. Keep a watch at all times, it is easy to burn the roux.
  • Add onions, peppers and celery with olive oil to a skillet and cook over medium heat until vegetables start to soften. Season with garlic, salt, black and red pepper. 
  • Mix in mushrooms and continue to cook until softened.
  • In a dutch, add the seafood stock with 1 cup of the roux, vegetables and blackened seasoning. 
  • Cook over medium heat until mixture just comes to a boil and starts to thicken.
  • Add additional roux if mixture seems too thin or add a bit more broth if it seems too thick. Remaining roux can be refrigerated or frozen for another use.
  • Lower filling to simmer, stir in cream. 
  • Stir in crawfish tails. Remove from heat. 
  • Place pie crust into a deep dish pie plate. 
  • Pour in filling. 
  • Top with remaining pie crust, trimming the edges. 
  • Use a fork to crimp the edges, pressing the layers of pie crust together. Cut vent holes into the pie crust with a sharp knife. 
  • Place pie onto a baking sheet to catch any spills in the oven. 
  • Bake for 45 minutes or until pie crust is golden brown. If pie crust starts to brown too quickly, loosely cover with foil.
  • Remove from oven and cool about 15 minutes before serving. 

Notes

Cover and refrigerate leftovers.
Crawfish pie can be reheated covered with foil in a 350° oven for about 25 minutes.
You can also reheat it on the stove top, crumbling up the crust and filling into a skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, about 8 -10 minutes.