CREOLE CORN AND CRAB HAND PIES WITH ENDIVE SLAW AND COMEBACK SAUCE

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Creole Corn and Crab Hand Pies with Endive Slaw and Comeback Sauce image

Provided by Rusty Hamlin

Categories     main-dish

Time 55m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 32

1/2 head red endive, sliced
1/2 yellow onion, sliced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
1/4 cup champagne vinegar
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
Salt and pepper
1 ear fresh corn, shucked
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon oil
1/4 yellow onion, diced
1/4 red bell pepper, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1/2 bunch green onions, chopped
1/2 pint lump crabmeat
3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon New Orleans-style crab boil seasoning, such as Zatarain's
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Salt and black pepper
1 teaspoon creme fraiche
8 crescent roll triangles
2 eggs, beaten with 2 tablespoons water
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup chopped cornichons
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon hot sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper

Steps:

  • For the endive slaw: In a bowl, mix together the endive, onion, chives, parsley, vinegar, olive oil and honey. Add salt and pepper to taste. Marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes.
  • For the hand pies: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare a grill for medium heat.
  • Oil and grill the corn, turning often, until golden brown. Let cool, then cut the kernels from the cob.
  • Heat the butter and oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, peppers, celery and greens onions and cook until translucent. Let cool.
  • Add the crabmeat, corn kernels, parsley, breadcrumbs, cayenne, crab boil seasoning and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste and fold in the creme fraiche.
  • Lay out the crescent rolls on a work surface. Top each with a couple tablespoons of the filling, then fold into triangles and seal tightly. Brush with egg wash. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden brown.
  • For the comeback sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, ketchup, cornichons, lemon juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire and salt and pepper taste in a bowl. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. (Makes 2 cups.)
  • To serve, spoon some comeback sauce onto plates. Slice the hand pies in half and arrange on top of the sauce. Top with slaw.

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