Crawfish Pie Recipe

This very special pie is filled with crawfish and freshly chopped vegetables. It is a crawfish pie recipe that all of your household will go for even if they are extremely selective with the food they eat, especially the crawfish. Crawfish tails and spicy New Orleans dinner pie. Of course, the Louisiana Crawfish Tails are the center of this recipe! 

It has the same construction as the Crawfish Pie, which can be elaborated as a Chicken Pot Pie or a Meat Pie. It has a delicious crawfish tail meat mixture prepared from the trinity, seasonings, and stock, which is placed into a pie pastry, topped with crust, and then baked to the desired crust color. 

Responding to a pie, it is served, of course, by the slice. It’s a tasty stuffing of tender crawfish tail meat, cooked in seasoning and spices in a stock, topped with a pie crust, and baked to a crispy brown. It is traditionally prepared on special occasions; however, this dish can be easily prepared any time of the week.

Ingredients of Crawfish Pie 

For the Crust:

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon cold buttermilk

For the Filling:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 large onion, chopped into medium pieces 
• 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
• 2 stalks celery, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 ⅓  cups whole milk
• 2 lb package crawfish tails and crawfish fat  
• ½ cup parsley, chopped
• 1 ½ teaspoons Tony Cachere’s (or Old Bay) seasoning
• 1 large egg and its separator for the egg wash

Equipment

Before you start cooking, ensure you have the following equipment:

• Skillet
• Mixing bowl
• Whisk and spatula
• Pie dish

Making Process

Step 1: Combine flour, sugar, and salt, then put in the grated butter. Rub it in the flour with your fingers. Pour cold buttermilk. Mix with a fork. Pour water if required. Toss dough onto a slab to work on it. Knead gently into a disk. Using a sharp knife, divide into two disks. Coat in plastic and then put in the refrigerator for approximately 1 hour. 

Step 2: The butter melts in a pan. Then add onion, pepper and celery. Fry for 5 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and fry 2 to 3 minutes more. Our weeds in milk, crawfish tails and seasonings; Parsley, onions cook for 5 minutes. Adjust the seasoning. Cover and set aside.

Step 3: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Roll out one dough disk to fit a pie pan. Place dough in a pan. Neaten the edges and pierce the base with a fork. Coat with spun mat grease and pie weights. Bake the dish for fifteen minutes. Using weights and foil, remove them from the dish. Bake for 10 minutes more. Reduce the oven to 350°F.

Step 4: Add filling to the crust. Place the second dough disk when the first one has been rolled out and sits on the stand. Seal edges with a fork. Prick top for steam vents. Brush with egg wash. Bake for 45 minutes. Cover if browning too fast.

Step 5: Leave to stand for around ten minutes. Cut and serve with salad and a glass of white wine.

Storage

Refrigerator: When storing crawfish pie, place the dish in an airtight plastic wrap or aluminum foil. For up to 3 days, the pie should be stored in the refrigerator. Let the pie thaw at room temperature before baking.

Nutrition

• Serving: 1 serving
• Calories: 630 kcal
• Cholesterol: 230g
• Carbohydrate: 45g
• Sodium: 1370 mg
• Sugars: 3g
• Fat: 35g
• Protein: 25g
• Fiber: 3g
• Saturated Fat: 20g 
• Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a crawfish pie recipe made of?

A: This crawfish pie is stuffed with tasty crawfish tails, onion, green bell pepper, celery, and garlic! It is the most enjoyable volume and the one most chock-full of substance. 

Can you cook frozen crawfish?

A: That being said, although one can cook crawfish frozen, I prefer thawing the tails because we require the fat to be somewhat melty to use in the sauce for this pie filling. 

Should frozen crawfish tails be rinsed?

A: No. Do not rinse the tails! The liquid on them is the fat, and that is so important to get extra crawfish flavor into the pie.

Final Thoughts

The crawfish pie recipe described here gives you a sample of Louisiana that is mouth-watering and not difficult to prepare. Another delicious dish that has a crisp bottom crust and succulent tomatoes, cheese, and seasonings is going to be loved by everyone in your household. It is perfect for a holiday celebration or prepared in a comfortable Sunday dinner kind of way. Cook with this recipe today and have a taste of how delicious crawfish pie is.