Directions for: Ina Garten's Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients
Chicken3 whole (6 split) chicken breasts, bone-in, skin-on
3 Tbsp olive oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
5 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade
2 cubes chicken bouillon
12 Tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 cups yellow onions, chopped (2 onions)
cup all-purpose flour
cup heavy cream
2 cups carrots, medium-diced, blanched for 2 minutes
2 cups (one 10-oz pkg) frozen peas
1 cups frozen small whole onions
cup fresh parsley leaves, minced
Pastry3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp baking powder
cup vegetable shortening
lb(s) cold unsalted butter, diced
cup ice water
1 egg beaten with 1 Tbsp water, for egg wash
Flaked sea salt and cracked black pepper
Directions
Chicken1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Place the chicken breasts on a baking sheet and rub them with olive oil. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes, or until cooked through. Set aside until cool enough to handle, then remove the meat from the bones and discard the skin. Cut the chicken into large dice. You will have 4 to 6 cups of cubed chicken.
3. In a small saucepan, heat the chicken stock and dissolve the bouillon cubes in the stock. In a large pot or Dutch oven, melt the butter and saute the onions over medium-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until translucent. Add the flour and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add the hot chicken stock to the sauce. Simmer over low heat for 1 more minute, stirring, until thick. Add 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and heavy cream. Add the cubed chicken, carrots, peas, onions and parsley. Mix well.
Pastry1. For the pastry, mix the flour, salt, and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Add the shortening and butter and mix quickly with your fingers until each piece is coated with flour. Pulse 10 times, or until the fat is the size of peas. With the motor running, add the ice water; process only enough to moisten the dough and have it just come together. Dump the dough out onto a floured board and knead quickly into a ball. Wrap the dough in plastic and allow it to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 375F.
3. Divide the filling equally among 4 oven-proof bowls. Divide the dough into quarters and roll each piece into an 8-inch circle. Brush the outside edges of each bowl with the egg wash, then place the dough on top. Trim the circle to 1/2-inch larger than the top of the bowl. Crimp the dough to fold over the side, pressing it to make it stick. Brush the dough with egg wash and make 3 slits in the top. Sprinkle with sea salt and cracked pepper. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling hot.
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