Cooking Cajun Food - Cajun Oyster Pie recipe

Recipe Categories : | Cajun | Oysters | Pies | Recipe Index |

Ingredients :

• 1 pint oysters in their own juice (shucked)
• ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
• ½ cup chopped celery
• 1 tspn Tabasco sauce
• ¼ tspn filé powder
• 4 tbsp butter
• 5 tbsp flour
• 2 cups hot milk
• 1 tspn salt
• 1 tspn fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp chopped pimiento

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Simmer oysters in their own juice for 5 - 7 minutes, or until the edges begin to curl.
2. Sauté peppers & celery in butter until tender.
3. Blend in the flour, add the milk & cook stirring until the sauce thickens.
4. Add the oysters, pimientos, the seasonings and stir together gently.
5. Pour this into a buttered casserole, top with pie pastry.
6. Bake in 450°F preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the crust is brown.

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