Little Crawfish Pies

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This recipe is basically by emeril lagasse. I like it because i can fix it in the oven although he deep fried them. But he gave instructions for oven. Also, there is a recipe for preparing the pastry from scratch or using premade puff pastry. I opted for the puff pastry in the oven. Very tasty and pretty to look at.

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Steps

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Heat olive oil over medium heat in large pan.

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Add onions , bell pepper , salt , cayenne.

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Cook for 2 minutes , stirring a few times.

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Add crawfish and stir cook for 2 minutes.

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Add green onions , garlic , and parsley and stir cook for 1 minute.

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Pour mixture into medium-size bowl and let cool for about 3 minutes.

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Add the egg and breadcrumbs and mix well.

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Set aside.

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Directions for puff pastry in oven:.

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Preheat oven to 375f.

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Mix egg and milk well for egg wash.

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Place 2 tablespoons of crawfish mixture on each pastry.

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Seal with egg wash and brush top with egg wash.

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Bake in oven for 15 minutes.

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Sprinkle lightly with creole or cajun seasoning.

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Serve hot.

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Directions for making pastry and deep frying:.

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Preheat fryer.

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Sift flour , salt , baking powder into a large mixing bowl.

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Cut in shortening with pastry blender or 2 knives , until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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In small bowl , beat the egg with the milk.

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Slowly add egg mixture to flour mixture , to a thick dough.

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Divide do.

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Ingredients

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olive oil, yellow onion, green bell pepper, salt, cayenne, crawfish tails, green onions, garlic, fresh parsley, egg, fine dry breadcrumb, puff pastry, milk, creole seasoning, all-purpose flour, baking powder, vegetable shortening