Crawfish pie explained

Crawfish pie
Country:	United States
Region:	Louisiana
Type:	Savoury pie
Main Ingredient:	Crawfish

Crawfish pie is a type of baked savory pie common in the Cajun and Creole cuisine of Louisiana. It is similar in appearance to a pot pie and contains crawfish.^{[1] [2]} The dish is typically served as a hand pie but it can also be made into larger 9-inch pies.^[3]

Preparation

Crawfish pie is prepared by making a roux with bell peppers, onions and celery, the "holy trinity" of Cajun cooking. Seafood stock and cooked crawfish tails are then added to the roux before it is poured into a pie crust. Spices and aromatics, including possibly garlic, black pepper, paprika and parsley, are also included in the roux.^{[4] [5]}

In popular culture

The dish is mentioned in the Hank Williams song "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", along with other common Cajun dishes such as jambalaya and gumbo.^[6]

See also

• Étouffée
• List of seafood dishes
• Natchitoches meat pie

Notes and References

1. News: . Crawfish Pie for Pi Day . 2012-03-14 . Walker, Judy . 2012-11-27 .
2. Web site: Crawfish pie. Foodnetwork.com . 2012-11-27.
3. Web site: Creole Crawfish Pie . 2024-05-13 . Food & Wine . en.
4. Book: Onwuachi . Kwame . My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef: A Cookbook . Stein . Joshua David . 2022-05-17 . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group . 978-0-525-65960-0 . 128 . en.
5. Book: Wuerthner, Terri Pischoff . In a Cajun Kitchen: Authentic Cajun Recipes and Stories from a Family Farm on the Bayou . 2007-04-01 . Macmillan + ORM . 978-1-4299-1008-8 . 121 . en.
6. Web site: Crawfish Pie-Tart . 2012-11-27 . Realcajunrecipes.com.