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Thursday, April 7, 2016

Lew's Famous Lobster Pot Pie

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1 (3 ounce) package dry crab boil (such as zatarain's® crab & shrimp boil)
  • 5 small lobster tails
  • 1 (15 ounce) package double crust ready-to-use pie crust (such as pillsbury®)
  • 5 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning, such as old bay™
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
  • 1/2 cup diced potato

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

    Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins

  • preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
  • bring water and crab boil bag to a boil in a large saucepan.
  • stir in lobster tails and boil until they turn bright red and the meat becomes opaque, 5 to 8 minutes.
  • drain and cool lobster tails. remove shells, and dice lobster meat. transfer to a bowl.
  • place a pie crust into the bottom of a 9-inch pie pan and set aside.
  • heat butter in a skillet over medium heat.
  • cook and stir onion and celery in butter until tender, 5 to 8 minutes.
  • stir flour into onion and celery mixture until vegetables are coated with flour.
  • combine chicken broth and milk in a bowl.
  • slowly stir broth and milk into onion, celery, and flour mixture until thickened.
  • stir seafood seasoning, garlic powder, and ground black pepper into thickened sauce.
  • mix thawed vegetables, diced potato, and cooked lobster meat into the sauce; simmer until potato is tender, about 8 minutes.
  • pour lobster filling into the prepared pie crust.
  • cover with remaining pie crust ,and seal by crimping the edges of the two crusts together.
  • cut an 'x' into top of pie crust with a sharp knife to allow steam to escape during baking.
  • bake pie in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.
  • remove from oven and let stand for 10 to 15 minutes to allow sauce to thicken.

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