Beef Pot Pie Filling Dairy Free Food

BEEF POT PIE FILLING - DAIRY FREE

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper; dredge meat.
• In large fry pan, heat oil over medium heat; brown meat. Add onions, garlic and celery and cook for 3-4 minutes (until softened). Add mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes.
• Stir in remaining flour, add stock and cook, stirring until thickened and boiling. Add bat leaf, thyme and basil then cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours (until beef is tender).
• Discard bay leaf.
• Stir in potatoes, carrots and parsley.
• Place everything in 2.5 ltr baking dish.
• Place rolled out pie crust on top, sealing the edges. Cut slits for steam.
• Bake at 400F for 25 minutes or until it is golden brown.
• ***For freezing for later use either freeze filling and make the crust and bake when ready to eat OR make pie but freeze before baking and bake it when ready to eat it.

BEEF POT PIES

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the olive oil in a heavy pot. Sear the meat over medium-high heat in batches until brown, 4 to 5 minutes; remove to a plate.
• Add the carrots, celery and shallots and saute until the vegetables start to wilt, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium low, add the mustard, garlic and 1 tablespoon of the flour and saute for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the wine, beef broth and 1 cup water. Add salt and pepper to taste and stir. Bring to a boil. Return the browned meat to the pot and reduce the heat to low. Add the bay leaves and thyme sprigs, then cover and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes.
• After 45 minutes, mix the remaining 2 tablespoons flour with a little water and pour into the stew. Cook and thicken for 10 more minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool completely.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the puff pastry sheets one by one to get rid of the creases. Set a 6- to 8-inch ovensafe skillet upside down on a pastry sheet and cut a circle around it, making it 1/2 inch larger than the dish. Repeat with the remaining 5 skillets using all of the pastry sheets; discard the scraps.
• Put the 6 skillets onto 2 baking sheets and fill the skillets with the cooled beef mixture. Sprinkle over some chopped bacon and 1/2 teaspoon chopped parsley on each.
• Top each skillet with a pastry circle, pressing along the edges to seal. Mix together the egg and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl to make an egg wash. Brush each pastry lid with the egg wash. Bake until the pastry is puffed and golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

BEEF POT PIE III

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, brown the pieces of meat on all sides. Pour in some water to almost cover. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer until meat is tender and falls apart easily; about 2 to 3 hours. Transfer meat to a large mixing bowl. Shred the meat slightly and add salt and pepper to taste.
• In another 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, pour in beef broth and add carrots and potatoes. Cook until almost tender; about 15 to 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• When the carrots and potatoes are done, transfer to the large mixing bowl with the beef; leaving the liquid in the pan. Combine the peas with the carrots, potatoes and beef.
• Dissolve the cornstarch with the 1/3 cup of water. Pour into the saucepan of beef broth, stirring constantly. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat; cook for 5 minutes.
• Line a 9 inch pie plate with one of the pie crust following the package directions. Place the beef mixture into the pie crust. Pour the gravy over the top of the mixture, then cover with the other pie crust. Bake in a preheated oven until the crust is golden brown; about 25 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN POT PIE FILLING - DAIRY FREE

Steps:

• In deep skillet, bring chicken, stock, parsley, celery and bay leaf to simmer. Cover and cook for 20 minutes on medium-low heat.
• Add carrots and onions, cook for about 10 minutes (cooked but still firm).
• Remove chicken and let cool.
• Transfer carrots and onions to 1.5 ltr casserole dish. Discard parsley, celery and bay leafs.
• Cut chicken into 1-1/2 inch chunks and add to casserole along with the ham and peas.
• In small dish blend flour with butter until smooth. Stir in a few tbs of stock to make paste. Blend back into remaining stock in skillet, bring to simmer and cook until thickened (3 - 4 minutes) stirring constantly.
• Pour into casserole and cool.
• Fit pastry over casserole and seal edges. Cut slits for steam.
• Bake at 425°F for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350°F and cook for another 50 - 60 minutes, until filling is bubbly.
• If pastry begins to get too brown, cover with foil while cooking.
• ****For freezing for later use either freeze filling and make the crust and bake when ready to eat OR make pie but freeze before baking and bake it when ready to eat it.

EASY VEGAN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a pie pan.
• Mix 3 cups flour, olive oil, ice water, and salt in a bowl until a dough forms. Place half of dough in the prepared pie pan, pressing down to form the bottom crust. Roll out the remaining dough in a circle wide enough to cover the pie pan.
• Melt margarine in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in 3/4 cup flour to form a thick paste. Season with garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Add soy milk and stir until combined with the paste. Bring to a boil; remove from heat and stir in mixed vegetables.
• Pour vegetable mixture into the pie pan. Top with reserved pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pie crust is golden brown, 30 to 60 minutes.