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SHRIMP
PASTRIES
Makes: 12 hors d'oeuvres
1 tablespoon oil 1 ounce
chopped onion 2 ounces chopped tomatoes, peeled and seeded 4 ounces
cooked shrimp 1 hard boiled egg 1/2 tablespoon chopped parsley 1/2
teaspoon salt 8 ounces puff pastry 1 egg yolk
Preheat oven
to 400 degrees. Heat the oil in a skillet. Stir in the onion and cook over
low heat for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and simmer until moisture has evaporated.
Stir in the shrimp, chopped hard cooked egg, parsley, and salt. Roll out
the puff pastry to 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick. Cut into circles, 2 1/2 inch ( 7 cm)
in diameter. Brush the edges with water. Place a heaping teaspoon of shrimp
mixture in center. Fold one half over and seal, pressing edges together. Brush
with egg yolk. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot.
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