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Title: Poule-Au-Pot (Chicken Pot Pie) Categories: Pies & past, Poultry Yield: 1 Servings 4 lb Boiling chicken (up to 5) 3 tb Butter 6 c Water; boiling 1 Carrot; sliced 1 Onion; sliced 1/4 c Celery leaves; chopped 3 Whole cloves 1 Clove garlic 1 Bay leaf 2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 4 md Potatoes; uncooked ----------------------------------TOPPING---------------------------------- 2 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Salt 3 ts Baking powder 1/3 c Shortening 1/2 c Milk; approximately 1/2 c Fresh parsley; minced Cut the chicken into individual pieces and brown lightly in the butter. Add the boiling water, carrot, onion, celery leaves, cloves, garlic, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, then simmer over low heat until the chicken is tender. Place the cooked pieces of chicken in a casserole and top with the potatoes, sliced paper-thin. Make a gravy with 3 cups of the consomme left after the chicken has been cooked, 3 tablespoons of the fat from the top of the consomme and 4 tablespoons of flour. Salt and pepper to taste and pour over the potatoes and chicken. Then top the chicken, potatoes and gravy with a parsley pinwheel, which is prepared in the following manner: Stir together the flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in the shortening with 2 knives, until the particles are the size of peas. Add the milk gradually. Toss lightly with a fork until all the flour has been dampened, then knead quickly into a round ball. Roll on floured board into an oblong shape 1/8 inch thick. Butter top of dough and sprinkle with the minced parsley. Roll the same way you would a jelly roll. Cut in 1 1/2 to 2" lengths. Place cut side on top of casserole in an attractive design. Bake at 425 degrees F for 30 to 40 minutes, or until top is golden brown. NOTES : It is impossible to talke of pie and omit the perennial favorite, Chicken Pot Pie. In the summer, I replace the parsley in the topping with fresh basil, tarragon or sage. Recipe by: The Canadiana Cookbook/Mme Jehane Benoit/1970 Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Bill & Leilani Devries |