Recipe - Crawfish Regal

8 Puffpastry shells
One half Stick butter
One half cup Flour
1 pt Whipping cream or
Half&Half
One half teaspoon Thyme
One half teaspoon Paprika
1 Clove garlic; minced or
grated
Cayenne & white pepper to
taste
2 pound Crawfish meat; cooked (see
"Boiled Crawfish" recipe)
1 Bunch green onions; chopped
Salt to taste
2 tablespoon Chopped parsley for garnish
1 Lemon; cut into 8 wedges for
garnish

SERVES 8

Just the thought of hanging around a firehouse kitchen in New Orleans
sends me into Cajun/Creole fits! These guys have the most wonderful
selection of foods and traditions. How hard it must be to jump up from the
table and head for a fire when a dish as fine as this one has just been
served up. John Alfortish, of the New Orleans fire department, sent us this
jewel. The chief has been cooking in a firehouse for twenty years!

If using frozen puffpastry shells, bake according to directions and set
aside.

Cook the flour and butter together in a 3quart heavy saucepan to form a
roux. Do not brown. Add the cream, stirring constantly until it thickens.
Add the thyme, paprika, garlic, and the 2 peppers to taste. Do not salt at
this time. Simmer very slowly for 15 minutes.

Add the crawfish and green onions to the sauce. Salt to taste. Simmer 15
minutes. Spoon mixture into the pastry shells and garnish with the parsley
and lemon.

A big green salad is a must with this rich dish. I also enjoy Apple and
Cabbage (see recipe).

NOTE: If you do not wish to use pastry shells, this dish is very good
over rice or pasta.

From The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.