Crawfish And Spicy Cheese Tart

* Exported from MasterCook *

CRAWFISH AND SPICY CHEESE TART

Recipe By : ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW #EE2156
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : New Imports Meat - Seafood

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Homemade or prepared basic pie
dough, chilled (10-inch pie shell)
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup diced red pepper
1/2 cup diced onions
3 tablespoons flour
1 pound crawfish tails
1 cup hot pepper Monterey Jack cheese -- grated
2 tablespoons green onions -- chopped
Salt and cayenne -- to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a floured surface roll out dough to a 10-inch
circle. Transfer to a
large lightly-greased cookie sheet. In a saute pan melt butter. When it begins
to foam add red
peppers and onions, and cook for 2 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring, for 3
minutes. Add
crawfish and cook for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and fold in cheese and
green onions.
Season to taste with salt and cayenne. Mound crawfish mixture in center of
pastry circle, leaving a
2- to 3-inch border of pastry. Fold excess pastry up over filling, layering it
over, but not completely
covering filling. Work around circle, continuing to fold over previous fold,
until it forms a rustic,
free-form tart. Slide cookie sheet into oven and bake for 35 minutes



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NOTES : Yield: 6 serving