Blue Ribbon Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie Food

GLUTEN-FREE CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Make the dough: Put the flour and salt into a large food processor. Pulse them together until the flour is fluffy and aerated.
• Add the butter. Pulse ten times. The flour and butter should look like a sandy mixture with chunks of butter still visible. Pour in 1/2 cup of the water. Pulse five times. The dough should look moistened but not wet, and gathering but not collected into a ball. If there are any dry patches of flour remaining, add more water 1 tablespoon at a time. The final dough should look a bit like cheese curds.
• Form the dough into discs: Dump the curds of dough onto a clean, cool surface. (A piece of parchment paper works well here.) Gather them loosely into a pile. Put the heel of your hand on the top portion of the pile and press down and away from you. Repeat this with the entire pile until you have a smooth pie dough.
• Cut the pie dough in half. Take one half and press the dough onto itself, as though you are closing the page of a book; repeat with the other side. Form the pie dough into a smooth disc and cover with plastic wrap. Repeat with the other half of the dough. Let the discs of dough rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Roll out the dough: Take the pie dough disks out of the refrigerator and let them sit out until they have come to a chilly room temperature, about 15 minutes or so. Put one disc of dough between two lightly greased pieces of parchment paper. Pat down the disk and put the rolling pin on top of it. Now, imagine that the dough is the face of a clock. Roll out once at 12 o'clock. Then, lift the pin and roll at 12:10. Moving in "ten-minute" increments, roll out the dough to slightly larger than your pie pan.
• Lift the top paper, put a 9-inch pie pan on top of the pie dough, and flip it over. Carefully, strip away the parchment paper. Go slowly. Voila! Pat the dough down into the pan. If some of the pie dough has stuck onto the parchment, no need to worry. Simply peel it off and pat into the rest of the pie dough.
• Roll out the second disc of pie dough in a similar fashion. Put the pie pan and the top piece of dough in the freezer while you make the chicken filling.
• Sear the chicken: Set a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Pour in 2 tablespoons of the oil. Put half of the chicken into the hot oil. Let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes, then stir it up and cook until it is evenly browned. Remove the cooked chicken from the oil and repeat with the remaining chicken.
• Cook the vegetables: Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in the Dutch oven. Add the mushrooms, carrot, onion and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is soft and translucent, about 7 minutes. Add the thyme and cook until it is fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the potato.
• Make the gravy: Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour in the chicken stock, stirring it into the vegetables. Bring the stock to a boil and then turn the heat down to simmer. Simmer the stock, stirring occasionally, until it begins to thicken, about 15 minutes.
• Finish the filling: Add the asparagus and edamame to the vegetable mixture. Stir until they are fully incorporated. Taste the filling and season with salt and pepper if needed.
• Fill the pie: Let the filling cool to room temperature. Pour it into the prepared pie pan. Allow the remaining piece of pie dough too come to a chilly room temperature.
• Top the pie: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Flip the pie dough on top of the pie. If the dough sticks and breaks, just pat the pieces together. Working with slightly wet fingers, crimp the edges of the pie dough together.
• Bake the pie: Put the pot pie onto a parchment-lined sheet pan to catch the drippings during baking. Bake the pot pie until the crust is golden brown and the filling is piping hot and starting to ooze out of the pie crust, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Cool the pie: Allow the pie to cool to room temperature. Serve!
• Pour all the flours into a large container. (Restaurant supply stores sell large plastic containers that fit this purpose well. You could also use a large glass jar.) Shake and shake and shake harder until all the flours have become one color.

GLUTEN FREE CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cut up all of the vegetables and place them in a pot with the raw chicken and the chicken broth.
• Boil until the chicken is fully cooked. Remove chicken from pot and cut into 1" chunks.
• Add salt, pepper and chopped chicken. Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Mix flour with ~1 cup cold water and add to pot.
• Mix cornstarch with ~1 cup cold water and slowly pour into pot.
• Mix well and cook for about 5 more minutes.
• Pour mixture into oven dish. I used a 9" x 9" x 2" dish and it all fit in perfectly.
• Top dish with pie crust. Cut several slits in pie crust to allow steam to escape.
• Bake in oven until edges of pie crust are golden brown and mixture is bubbling through cracks. (about 25-35 minutes).

HOMEMADE CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• 1. In a large pan (Dutch oven type or at least 5 quarts) cook chicken until tender. Remove to a platter to cool before removing skin and bone. Then cut up with kitchen shears or with a knife. If you prefer you can just shred it by hand.
• 2. Pour chicken broth from the pan (straining if necessary) and save the broth. Add 2 cups of reserved chicken broth back to your pan. Then add potatoes and carrots to this broth. Cook covered until vegetables are tender. This will take approximately 10 minutes to cook. Tip: Make quick work of carrots by slicing already peeled petite carrots. (Keep remaining chicken broth in case you need to add some later).
• 3. Stir in onions and cook for a minute or two. Note: If you prefer, you can saute the fresh onions in a little oil or butter ahead of time, but sauteing is optional. If you are using dried onion flakes simply add them along with your other vegetables.
• 4. Stir in butter, flour, and salt. Gradually stir in English peas and chopped chicken. As you are stirring all of these ingredients together, everything will thicken up nicely. Usually, there is no need for additional broth. But if your mixture seems too thick, add more chicken broth 1/4 cup at the time. You don't want your mixture to be watery.
• 5. Spray 9 inch pie pans with PAM or use butter to grease them. Divide pie mixture evenly among the two pans.
• 6. Top with pie crust. Cut slits in the top and crimp edges.
• 7. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven long enough to brown the pastry.
• 8. Note: You can also prepare smaller individual pies if you like. Since they make two pies you can eat one now and freeze the other for a later meal. They freeze really well. You can bake and freeze them or you can freeze them without the pastry. Then add the crust at a later date and bake as directed. When I bake and freeze them, I thaw them in the refrigerator a full day ahead and then heat them covered with foil in the oven. These are a great "made ahead of time" Sunday dinner. Another great use of these Chicken Pot Pies... if you need to have some homemade "TV dinners" prepared for your family in case you'll be away. Just leave instructions they can easily follow. The already baked pies can also be reheated in a microwave.

CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Mix flour, salt, and baking powder in a food processor. Add cubed butter and shortening and process until mixture resembles coarse meal with some pea-size lumps. With machine running, add 1/2 cup ice water and process, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dry, until dough forms. Form dough into a ball; flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place chilled dough on a lightly floured surface and roll out to a 12x9 1/2" rectangle, about 1/4" thick. Place on prepared sheet and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Chill. DO AHEAD: Can be made 6 hours ahead. Keep chilled.
• For chicken:
• Preheat oven to 400°. Place carrots, onion, and leek on a rimmed baking sheet and roast until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a large pot fitted with a lid. Add chicken, breast side down, celery, thyme sprigs, wine, salt, and peppercorns to pot. Add 8 cups water to cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat, cover, and poach chicken until cooked through, about 35 minutes.
• Remove chicken from pot and set aside until cool. Reserve broth. Shred meat; discard skin and bones. Set a large strainer over another pot. Strain broth into clean pot. Stir in tomato paste. Return to medium heat and simmer, uncovered, until reduced to 5 cups, about 40 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill uncovered until cool. Cover chicken and broth separately; keep chilled. Rewarm broth before continuing.
• For filling:
• Place dried chanterelles in a small bowl and cover with 1 cup hot water. Let steep for 10 minutes; set aside. Reserve soaking liquid. Cook carrots in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a medium bowl. Add peas to saucepan; cook for 1 minute; transfer to bowl with carrots. Add onions to saucepan and cook until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Remove from pot and set aside; let cool. Peel onions.
• In a large heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Whisk in herbs and warm broth from chicken. Using a slotted spoon, transfer chanterelles to saucepan. Pour in soaking liquid, leaving sediment behind. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Set a strainer over another large pot. Strain broth into pot; discard solids. Add chicken, carrots, peas, onions, mushrooms, and potatoes. Bring to a simmer. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill uncovered until cool; cover and keep chilled. Rewarm before continuing.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Spoon filling into an 11x8x2" or 2 1/2-quart round baking dish. (Add pie bird, if using.) Top with pastry, pinching edges to seal. If not using pie bird, cut a 1" slit in center of crust for steam to vent. Brush pastry with beaten egg, and sprinkle with sea salt and pepper, if desired.
• Place pot pie on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, about 45 minutes.