Ultimate Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients

  • 1 whole roasted chicken (or rotisserie ugh)
  • 2 cup (470ml) chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup (11g )dried morels
  • 1/4 cup (7g) chanterelles
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 yellow onions
  • 1 large carrot
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 3/4 cup (110g) cubed ham
  • 1 tbsp (4g) Thyme leaves, rough chopped
  • 5 tablespoons (70g) unsalted butter
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup (70g) all purpose flour
  • 1 cup (235ml) milk
  • 1 cups (235ml) heavy cream
  • 10 oz (280g) bag frozen peas
  • Puff pastry enough to cover your pan

Directions

  • remove spine from chicken, snap breast plate in half for flat chicken … coat it lightly in oil, seas 425 F till internal tepm 165F
  • chicken skin
  • mushrooms
  • in medium sized pot, olive oil, medium high heat, when very hot add ham
  • sear till brown, remove ham, reduce temp to medium, add butter, once boobling add diced onions, diced carrot, sliced garlic, mushrooms chopped, season salt pepper, cook till translucent
  • add flour, stir, for minute
  • add milk and heavy cream and mushroom fortified chicken stock
  • bring up over medium heat stirring constantly
  • once reaches desired thickness, add ham back plus peas and chopped chicken skins and chicken
  • roll out puff pastry
  • transfer filling to 10-12’’ cast iron pan, drape over puff pastry, trim edges, crimp, brush top with heavy cream, score cross pattern in center
  • 400 F for 20 minutes
  • reduce to 350 F for addition 20-25 minutes, till golden brown
  • let rest to 5-10 minutes

Recommend serving in bowls for mess