Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 Yukon gold potatoes
- diced
- 2 onions
- diced
- 2 leeks
- diced
- 1 carrot
- diced
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
- recipe follows
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 boneless chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
- 5 Yukon gold potatoes
- diced
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Special equipment: food mill
- 6 (1 1/2 cup) ceramic ramekins
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a medium skillet melt the butter over medium high heat, saute the potatoes, onions, leeks, carrots, and garlic until golden.
- Add the white wine and simmer for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken stock and simmer for 20 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
- Mix the flour and milk until smooth and add to the vegetables, and cook until thickened.
- Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet heat the oil over high heat and sear the chicken until golden.
- Cut seared chicken into 1/2 inch chunks and add it, the thyme, and parsley to the vegetables and set side.
- For the topping: Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water, season with salt.
- Over high heat bring to a boil and simmer until tender.
- Drain the potatoes and let them sit for 5 minutes to steam dry.
- Put the potatoes through a food mill.
- Warm the cream and stir into the potatoes.
- Mix in the butter.
- Season, to taste.
- To assemble the pot pies fill 6 ramekins with 1 cup of filling each and top with the mashed potatoes.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- 5 pounds chicken bones, well rinsed
- 20 cups cold water
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 stalk leek, sliced into 2-inch pieces
- 3 sprigs fresh Italian parsley
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- Place the chicken bones in a stock pot and cover with the cold water.
- Bring to a boil, skimming the fat and foam from the surface of the stock.
- Add the carrots, onions, celery, leek, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, black peppercorns, and garlic.
- Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 2 hours.
- Strain the stock into a container.
- Cool and refrigerate.
- Store in a tightly covered container for 5 days in the refrigerator or freeze for 1 month.
- Yield: 16 cups
- Preparation Time: 15 minutes
- Cooking Time: 2 hours
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