Mini Shrimp Pot Pies Food

MINI SHRIMP PIES

Steps:

• For Crust: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, blend butter and cream cheese until well combined.
• Cut in the flour with a fork.
• Divide dough into 6 balls.
• Chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Grease a 6-cup jumbo muffin tins with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
• Pat each of the chilled dough balls into each muffin cup.
• Bake for approximately 8 minutes, or until golden brown.
• For Filling: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and stir in flour.
• Slowly blend in half-and-half, stirring constantly.
• The sauce should be thick; do not brown the sauce.
• Add mushroom soup, sliced mushrooms, Parmesan, and egg.
• Stir to combine.
• Fold in shrimp.
• Add garlic powder, to taste.
• Pour mixture into pie crusts.
• Top with buttered bread crumbs.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until brown and bubbly.
• Let pies cool for 10 minutes before removing from muffin tin.
• Garnish each with sprig of parsley.

MINI SHRIMP POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven 375º F. Grease four mini ramekins.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil, shrimp and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes or until shrimp is cooked through. Remove shrimp from skillet and place on a plate.
• To the same skillet, add butter. Once melted, add mushrooms and carrots. Cook for 5-8 minutes or until the carrots are soft. Stir in fresh thyme and cook another minute. Add flour and continue cooking a minute longer. Slowly pour in the wine and milk, whisking to ensure that no clumps form in sauce. Bring sauce to a low boil. Reduce heat and stir in peas and cooked shrimp. Simmer sauce for 5 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Unroll the rounds of pie dough and cut each round of dough into four triangles. Use your hands to fit half of the triangles inside the greased ramekins. Cut remaining triangles into 3 to 4 inch circles. Divide pot pie filling evenly among each ramekin. Place top piece of pie dough over the filling and pinch the two pieces of dough together to seal. Use the tines of a fork to create a rustic design going all the way around the pot pies.
• Place the pies on a baking sheet and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the filling is bubbling and the pie crust is golden. If the crust starts to get too brown before the pies are done, cover the pies with foil.
• Serve the pies hot with fresh thyme. Enjoy!

SHRIMP POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, whisk egg and water until well blended. Lightly dust work surface with flour. Unfold puff pastry and dock dough with a fork. Using a 4-inch ring, cut 16 circles. Set 4 circles on a nonstick baking sheet. These are the base of the pot pies. Discard scraps. Using a 3-inch metal ring, cut circles in the center of the 12 remaining circles. Remove 4 of the 3-inch circles to the prepared baking sheet. These are the tops. Brush the outer edge of the 4-inch circles with the egg wash. Lay 1 of the 12 rings on top. Brush egg wash on that ring and place another ring on top. Repeat 1 more time until you have 3 rings stacked on top of each other. Repeat with remaining circles until you have 4 assembled. Brush the edges and tops with egg wash and bake in the middle of the oven until golden, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, season the shrimp with cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, add oil and 1 tablespoon butter. Saute the shrimp, 1 minute per side. Remove shrimp and set aside. Add remaining butter to the pan and saute carrots, celery, mushrooms, and thyme, until softened about 10 minutes. Add wine, bring to a simmer and cook until most of the wine has evaporated. Add the cream and bring back to a simmer until the sauce thickens to a gravy consistency, about 12 to 15 minutes. Place the shrimp back into the sauce to coat. Remove thyme and season with salt and white pepper. Ladle the shrimp mixture into the pastry puff bowls and top with the smaller puff circles.

MINI LOBSTER POT PIES

Steps:

• Cut lobster shell down the middle, crack it open, and pull out the meat. Cut the shell into 1-inch pieces and set aside.
• Cut the meat into ½-inch pieces, checking carefully and removing any veins or missed pieces of shell. Transfer the meat to a plate and keep in the refrigerator until needed.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add lobster shells and cook, stirring often, until they turn brick red, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in sherry and clam juice and reduce heat to low. Simmer gently to steep lobster shells, 15 to 20 minutes; making sure the liquid does not reduce.
• Remove from the heat and pour broth through a strainer to remove shells.
• Rinse out the saucepan and add remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Place over medium heat to melt. Add carrots, celery, paprika, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Cook and stir until tomato paste is toasted and paprika is fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in flour and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in lobster broth and bring to a simmer.
• Add potatoes and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook at a gentle simmer until potatoes are tender and liquid has reduced just slightly, 10 to 15 minutes.
• While the potatoes are cooking, place puff pastry on a piece of parchment paper. Cut out two 3 ½-inch circles and cut an "x" in the center of each one. Brush tops with beaten egg. Transfer to a baking sheet and place in the refrigerator until needed.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil.
• Add lemon juice, cream, and tarragon to the potatoes; stir to combine and return to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer until reduced and thickened a bit more, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust salt if necessary.
• Stir in reserved lobster meat and turn off the heat. Remove from the stove and evenly divide the mixture between two 6-ounce ramekins, stopping about ¼ inch from the top.
• With the egg wash facing up, place puff pastry circles onto the ramekins, making sure the vents are cut all the way through.
• Bake in the upper center of the preheated oven until bubbly and browned, about 20 minutes. Let rest for at least 5 minutes before serving.

SHRIMP POT PIES-COOKING LIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, celery, carrot, and garlic; saute until tender, 5 minutes.
• Add brandy, cook for 30 seconds.
• Stir in half and half, tomato paste, and clam juice; bring to a boil.
• Combine cornstarch with 1 tbsp water; add to mixture along with the parsley, salt, pepper, and shrimp. Cook 1 minute stirring constantly.
• Spray the ramekins with cooking spray and divide the shrimp mixture evenly. Top with Oyster Crackers. Place on baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes until bubbly and lightly browned.