Portabella And Vegetable Pot Pie Food

VEGETABLE POT PIE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions and fennel and saute until translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the flour, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 3 more minutes, stirring occasionally. Slowly add the stock, Pernod, saffron, salt, and pepper, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the heavy cream and season to taste. The sauce should be highly seasoned.
• Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for 10 minutes. Lift out with a sieve. Add the asparagus, carrots, and squash to the pot and cook in the boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain well. Add the potatoes, mixed vegetables, onions, and parsley to the sauce and mix well.
• For the pastry, mix the flour, salt, and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Add the shortening and butter and mix quickly with your fingers until each piece is coated with flour. Pulse 10 times, or until the fat 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 onto a floured board and knead quickly into a ball. Wrap the dough in plastic and allow it to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Divide the filling equally among 4 ovenproof bowls. Divide the dough into quarters and roll each piece into an 8-inch circle. Brush the outside edges of each bowl with the egg wash, then place the dough on top. Trim the circle to 1/2-inch larger than the top of the bowl. Crimp the dough to fold over the sides, pressing it to make it stick. Brush the dough with egg wash and make 3 slits in the top. Sprinkle with sea salt and cracked pepper. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling hot.

PORTABELLA AND VEGETABLE POT PIE

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix flour, salt, thyme and oil until all flour is moistened. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all water is absorbed. Gather pastry into a ball. Place pastry between 2 sheets of waxed paper. With rolling pin, roll into 8 1/2-inch round; set aside, covered with towel.
• Heat oven to 425°F. In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are tender. Stir in 1 1/2 cups half-and-half and the sauce mix. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in vegetables. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until heated through.
• Spoon vegetable mixture into ungreased 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie plate. Remove top waxed paper from crust; cut about 1-inch hole in center of crust. Carefully invert crust over filling; remove remaining waxed paper. Cut small slits in several places in crust. Brush crust with 1 teaspoon half-and-half.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

BISCUIT VEGETABLE POT PIE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl or use a food processor. Add the cold butter and cut into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter or pulse several times in the processor. Cut/pulse until coarse crumbs form. Add 1 cup (240ml) milk (reserve the rest for brushing on dough in step 4), and then stir/pulse until the dough comes together. Dough will be very shaggy and a little wet. If it's too dry, fold in another Tablespoon of milk. If it's too wet, fold in another Tablespoon of flour. With generously floured hands, shape biscuit dough into 8-9 1-inch thick discs. The amount of biscuits you need (and their diameter) depends on the size and shape of the baking dish you're using for the pot pie. Dough is sticky, so keep your hands floured. Biscuits don't have to be perfect or neat. Place shaped biscuits on a lined plate or baking pan, cover tightly, and refrigerate until ready to use in step 4 or for up to 2 days.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet, pot, or 11-12 inch oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, mushrooms, and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until vegetables have softened and released some liquid. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and thyme until flour has absorbed all the liquid. Stir in the broth and 1/2 cup (120ml) milk. Cook and simmer for 7-9 minutes or until thickened into a thick soup-like consistency. Stir in the mixed vegetables and parsley, and then remove from heat. Taste and add more salt, pepper, thyme, or parsley to taste if desired. Cool for 5 minutes.
• As it's cooling, preheat oven to 400°F (204°C).
• Pour filling into greased 2.5 - 3 quart baking dish or 9-inch deep dish pie dish that's 2 inches deep. Arrange cold biscuits on top, squeezing them in as necessary to fit. Brush the tops of the biscuits with remaining 2 Tablespoons (30ml) milk.
• Bake for 25 minutes, and then keeping the pot pie in the oven, turn oven up to 425°F (218°C) and bake for 5-6 more minutes or until biscuits are golden brown on top.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving. Leftovers keep well in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Reheat as desired.

MINI VEGETARIAN POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Precook lima beans according to package directions, until almost done, then add remaining frozen veggies and cook 2 minutes longer. Drain.
• While the beans are cooking, saute the onions in butter, until almost clear, add garlic and saute a bit longer. Mix in flour and spices and stir vigorously until all flour is mixed inches.
• While still stirring vigorously slowly add half and half and broth. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• While the broth is cooking begin rolling out the biscuits until they are thin circles approx 7 inches in diameter. When the mixture starts to boil add the veggies and mushrooms, stirring until they've all been coated.
• Place the rolled out biscuits in a muffin tin letting the edges hang over. Put a generous scoop of veggie mixture in the center of the biscuit. Then either fold over the overhang or bring the edges up and pinch together in the center to make a "flower.".
• Bake until golden brown approx 15 minutes.