Individual Spicy Seafood Potpies

SEAFOOD POTPIE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and fennel and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Add the flour and cook over low heat for 1 more minute, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, bring the stock to a simmer in a large saucepan. Add the shrimp and scallops and cook for 2 minutes, just until firm. Remove the seafood to a large bowl with a slotted spoon, reserving the stock.
• When the flour is cooked in the onion and fennel mixture, slowly add the stock, the Pernod, salt, and pepper and simmer for 3 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream.
• Cut the lobster meat into medium-size cubes and add it to the onion and fennel mixture with the shrimp and scallops. Add the frozen peas, frozen onions, and parsley and pour the mixture into a 9 by 13 by 2 baking dish.
• For the pastry, mix the flour, salt, and baking powder in a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the butter and pulse 10 times, until the butter is the size of peas. With the motor running, add the ice water; process only enough to moisten the dough and have it just come together. Dump the dough on a floured surface and knead quickly into a ball. Wrap the dough in plastic and allow it to rest for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Roll the dough out to fit the baking dish with about 1/4-inch overlap. Use the egg wash to paint the outside rim of the dish. Place the dough on the filled baking dish and press it lightly to adhere to egg wash. Brush the dough with egg wash. Make 3 slashes in the top to allow the steam to escape. Place the dish on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling hot.

INDIVIDUAL SPICY SEAFOOD POTPIES

Steps:

• Combine shallot, wine, salt, and 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan, and bring to a simmer. Add mussels, and cook, covered, until shells are open, about 2 minutes. Remove mussels from shells, and set aside, loosely covered. Discard shells. Strain cooking liquid through a double layer of damp cheesecloth, and set aside.
• Heat oil in a medium straight-sided saute pan over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook, until soft, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add anchovies; cook another 2 minutes, stirring. Raise heat to medium high; add tomatoes, breaking them up slightly with the back of a spoon. Add reserved mussel liquid and red-pepper flakes, and cook until sauce has thickened, about 25 minutes. Transfer sauce to the bowl of a food processor or blender, and puree until smooth.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Place six 6-ounce ramekins on a baking sheet, and set aside. In a small bowl, combine egg and milk, and set aside. Lay puff pastry on a clean surface. Using a round cookie cutter or the rim of a glass, cut out six pastry rounds a bit larger than the rims of the ramekins. Brush pastry with egg wash; place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until golden brown and puffed, 9 to 12 minutes. Set aside in a warm place.
• Return sauce to saute pan; stir in yellow peppers, thyme, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the bass, calamari, shrimp, and scallops; distribute mixture evenly among ramekins. Place on a baking sheet; bake until juicy and bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes. Place a round of puff pastry on top of each cup, and serve immediately.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POTPIES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then add the onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring the vegetables around, until they start to soften, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the veggies and stir to combine. Cook the flour-coated veggies for 1 minute, then pour in the chicken broth (and wine, if using!) and stir to combine. Let it heat up and start to bubble and thicken, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken, then add the turmeric and thyme, then season with salt and pepper. Add the half-and-half, then stir the mixture and let it bubble up and thicken, about 3 minutes. If it seems overly thick, splash in a little more broth. Turn off the heat and let the filling cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, roll out the pie crusts slightly and cut out 8 dough circles just a bit larger than the pie pans (if using a muffin tin, you'll need sixteen 3 3/4-inch circles). Press a dough circle into each pie pan (or 8 muffin cups), making sure the dough comes almost to the top of each pan. Fill the pies with the chicken mixture. Lay a second round of dough over the top of each pie. Press the dough so that the edges meet, then use a fork to seal the edges. Mix the egg with 2 teaspoons water and brush it all over the surface of the crust. (Discard any extra egg wash.) Cut small vents in the surface of the crusts.
• If you're baking the pies right away, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, place the pies on a baking sheet and bake 25 to 30 minutes, until the crust is deep golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Serve them straight out of the pie pans or turn them out of the pan and serve them upside down!
• Find this recipe and more in Ree's new book, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime ($30, William Morrow Cookbooks).

SEAFOOD POTPIES

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut out two 7-in. circles (discard scraps or save for another use). Press pastry circles onto the bottom and up the sides of two ungreased 10-oz. custard cups. , Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 7-10 minutes or until golden brown. Reduce heat to 375°. , In a small bowl, combine the crab, shrimp, celery, mayonnaise, green pepper, pimientos, lemon juice, onion and seafood seasoning. Spoon into hot shells. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted.

SEAFOOD POT PIE

Steps:

• FOR THE SEAFOOD:.
• Melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat.
• Add the chopped onion and fennel and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, until the onions are translucent.
• Add the flour and cook over low heat for 3 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, bring the stock to a simmer in a large saucepan.
• Add the shrimp and scallops and cook for 2 minutes, just until firm.
• Remove the seafood to a large bowl with a slotted spoon.
• Pour 3 cups of stock into a measuring cup and discard the rest.
• When the flour is cooked in the onion and fennel mixture, slowly add the 3 cups of stock, the Pernod, salt and pepper and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Stir in the heavy cream.
• Cut the lobster meat into medium-sized cubes.
• Add the lobster to the bowl with the seafood, then add the frozen peas, frozen onions, and parsley.
• Pour the sauce over the mixture and taste for seasoning.
• Pour into a 9 x 13 x 2 baking dish and refrigerate.
• FOR THE PASTRY:.
• Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder in a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
• Add the butter and pulse 10 times, until the butter is the size of peas.
• With the motor running, add the ice water; process only enough to moisten the dough and have it just come together.
• Dump the dough out on a floured surface and knead quickly into a ball.
• Wrap the dough in plastic and allow it to rest for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375º F.
• Roll the dough out to fit the baking dish with about a 3/4 inch overlap.
• Use the egg wash to paint the oitside rim of the dish.
• Place the dough on the filled baking dish and press it lightly to adhere to the egg wash.
• Make 4 or 5 slashes in it to allow the steam to escape.
• Place the dish on a sheet pan lined with parchmen paper and and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling hot.

BEST SEAFOOD POT PIE

Steps:

• Shrimp -- Prepare your shrimp, scallops and vegetables.
• Vegetable Base -- In a large pot, melt the butter on medium heat. Add the celery, onion, mushrooms, and carrots and cook until soft. Add the sherry to deglaze the pan, then the creole seasoning, salt and pepper, flour to make a light roux and then add the half and half and the chicken broth. Bring back to a medium heat to lighten thicken. Add the peas, shrimp, scallops, and fresh parsley and stir to combine. The last minute add the crab.
• Casserole -- Spray the casserole dish or individual baking dishes (soup bowls or small ramikens with Pam or brush with olive oil) and spoon the pot pie mixture inches Top with a little of the grated cheese.
• Topping -- Take the southern biscuits cut in half, top and bottom half (just thinner so they cook quicker) (Pillsbury or any name brand or you can easily make your own if you want.). Just top the individual dishes or you can top the whole casserole dish. The biscuits can be cut to fit the size of the casserole dish. Brush with some butter to make them crusty brown.
• Bake -- Heat the oven to 350 degrees and bake until the biscuits are golden brown and the filling is bubbly. About 20-30 minutes depending on your oven. Cook on the middle shelf.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large deep-dish skillet over medium heat. Mix in flour to create a roux; brown lightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken broth. Add chicken, frozen vegetables, bouillon base, garlic, celery seed, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper. Continue to cook until sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cut rounds of pie crust to fit 4 small individual pie pans or ramekins; press 1 round into each pan. Spoon in filling and top with additional pie crust round.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 20 to 30 minutes.