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Chicken pot pie

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September 27, 2016
5
2 Ratings
Chicken pot pie
Photo by Oh Sweet Day!
  • Makes one 9-inch pie
Author Notes

Chicken pot pie —Oh Sweet Day!

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • Pie Dough
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into little cubes, chilled
  • 6 tablespoons cold water
  • Filling
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 large onion
  • 3 carrots, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 6 cups shredded chicken thigh meat
  • 3/4 cup green peas, frozen or fresh
  • 3/4 cup corn kernels, frozen or fresh
  • 1 teaspoon salt and pepper
  • Egg Wash
  • 1 egg, light beaten
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream
Directions
  1. To prepare crust, whisk flour and salt in a large bowl. Add butter and rub it in the flour mixture with your fingers until it resembles coarse sand.
  2. Add 4 tablespoons of water and mix the dough together. Add more water, a tablespoon at a time, until the dough hold together when pitched.
  3. Form a disc on a lightly floured surface. Fold the dough in half, press down to the original size and fold in half again. Repeat two more times until the dough becomes smooth.
  4. Divide the dough into 2 pieces, in the ratio of 2/3 and 1/3, and form 2 discs. Wrap doughs with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes to chill.
  5. To prepare pie filling, melt butter on medium heat in a large skillet. Add the onions and carrots, and cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
  6. Add the flour and cook, stirring for another minute. Slowly whisk in chicken stock to blend completely with the flour.
  7. Add milk and cream. Decrease the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring often. Add the chicken meat, wine, peas, corns, salt and pepper and stir well. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Let cool to room temperature.
  8. Remove the large dough from the fridge. Roll it on a floured surface, until around 3mm thick. Line a greased 9-inch pie pan with the rolled dough. Make sure you leave a tiny overhang of dough.
  9. Roll the small dough until around 3mm thick, and cut into 12 to 14 strips, each around 1/2 inch wide.
  10. Pour the pie filling into the prepared pie shell. Lay 6 or 7 strips over the filling, evenly spaced, and then weave with the remaining strips diagonally. Fold back the edge of the shell over the edge of the lattice strips, and crimp to secure.
  11. Mix the egg wash ingredients, and brush the dough with the mixture. Bake at 350F for about 50 to 55 minutes, until the filling is bubbling and the crust is golden. Let cool for 5 minutes and serve.
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2 Reviews

Addie
Addie December 16, 2018
Slightly tedious for a first ever potpie endeavor, and the crust's slightly unusual technique was a little unnerving, however I followed it to the T and it turned out AMAZING. BEST POTPIE WE HAVE EVER EATEN. Cannot highly recommend enough, used chardonnay for the white wine in the recipe, also incorporated some very finely minced celery because I thought we might miss the flavor that is traditionally a part of many pot pie recipes.
 
Ulu
Ulu October 20, 2018
3Oct18 4:00AM Auckland city, New Zealand. I made two pies a week apart. This is a BIg pie. Both were completely consumed by extended family members. Great hot or cold. Keeps for days. Fabulous textered tasty crust. I made the crust ough using my wife's mixer and its dough hook on slowest speed setting. Didn't need to touch the dough; all done by the mixer. Easy to roll out and fit into baking dish. Looks scrumptious when cooked and keeps that look after it comes out of the oven and cools. If your filling FILLS the baking dish then it is a good idea to put a baking tray below the baking dish because the filling will expand under heat and overflow (onto the baking dish). I found that this pie easily feeds six adults with good appetites. Thank you Chef Oh! Sweet Day! Ulu