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Valentine Lobster Pies

Ingredients:

• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 Tbs. corn starch
• 1 large diced russet potato
• 1/2 diced fennel bulb
• 1 Tbs. chopped fresh tarragon
• 1 Tbs. chopped fresh or dried chives
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1lb. cooked lobster tail meat, cut into bite sized pieces (may substitute crab leg meat or langostino tails)
• 1 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup clam juice (may substitute with crab, shrimp or seafood stock)
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 egg
• Prepared pie crust dough
• Prepared puff pastry
• Large heart-shaped cookie cutter

  Pie Filling Preparation:
  Melt one stick of butter in a saucepan or deep skillet. Add potato, fennel, salt, pepper, onion powder and chives -- saute on medium heat until potatoes are tender (about 3-5 minutes)

  Add flour and corn starch and stir until the potatoes and fennel are evenly coated. While continuing to stir, slowly add the milk, wine, and clam juice and reduce heat slightly. Continue to simmer gently for 5 minutes, not allowing the mixture to come to a rolling boil. When all ingredients are incorporated properly, the mixture will become thick and shiny (and deliciously fragrant). As mixture thickens, fold in the the lobster, tarragon, pinch of nutmeg and egg yolks, stir for 1 minute and then remove from heat.

  Chill filling.

  To assemble pies:
  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  Beat an egg with two Tbs. of water or milk to create an egg wash. Use your cookie cutter to cut six to eight pie bottoms from the chilled pie crust and an equal number of pie tops from the puff pastry.

  Brush egg wash around the perimeter of the pie bottoms and scoop two large spoonfuls of the chilled pie filling into the center of the dough. Place the puff pastry top over the filling and press the edges of the pie top and bottom together with a fork. Brush the tops of the pies with the egg wash and cut a small slit in the pie for ventilation.

  When all pies are assembled, place them on a greased cookie sheet about two inches apart and bake at 375 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until the pies are golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before garnishing and serving.

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