Chicken Pot Pie Recipe. Classic and Comforting

With help of this recipe, you will be able to make chicken pot pie in about 1 hour 45 minutes.

Makes 2-4 pie

Ingredients:

For the Savory Crust:

• 250 grams or 2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 13 tablespoons of butter
• 6 tablespoons of sour cream/smooth yogurt
• 1 tsp of cider vinegar
• 1/4th cup chilled water
• 1 beaten egg (for egg wash)

For the Filling:

• 4 pounds of chicken with the bone on
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 medium leeks
• 1 large sliced onion
• 1/4th cup of dry sherry
• 3 cups of chicken broth
• 1/4th of cup thick milk
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp thyme
• 3 tsp of butter
• 5 tablespoons of flour
• 1 cup of green peas
• 2 large diced carrots
• 2 tsp of parsley
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions to prepare chicken pot pie:

1. Combine the flour and salt in a wide bowl, adding diced butter till it’s crumbly.
2. In a separate dish, mix together sour cream, vinegar and whisk it with water, slowly adding it to the flour mixture. Wrap the dough in plastic film and chill for two hours.
3. To make the filling, halve and season the chicken generously. Take a non-stick pan and brown them on all sides.
4. Remove the chicken and add 2 more tablespoons of olive oil and soften the onions and leeks with pepper.
5. Add the sherry and simmer till it is cooked off. Next, add the milk and chicken broth, thyme to a boil.
6. After this you may add the crisp chicken to the stew and cook for about half an hour, to soak up the juices.
7. Remove the leaves and chop up the chicken into small pieces, skimming the fat.
8. Mash the butter and flour in a smaller bowl, adding a ladleful of filling as you go along.
9. Cook with the carrots and peas till it resembles gravy.
10. You may then proceed to shred the chicken, without sneaking in a taste.
11. To assemble, heat your oven to 375 degrees.
12. The dough must be separated into quarters and rolled out according to the baking dishes, ladle filling in, and make the lids with one inch hanging off.
13. Whisk the egg with water and apply to the dough with a pastry brush.
14. Bake for 30 minutes, until the crust is browned.

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