Chicken Pot Pie
- 3 chicken legs (legs and thighs, about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 onion, cut in half
- 2 bay leaves
- 12 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
- 12 teaspoon whole cloves
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 3 sprigs fresh parsley
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 cup flour
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave
- 10 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons ice water
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 slices bacon, cut in 1 inch pieces
- 12 cup small white pearl onion, peeled
- 4 small red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 medium leek, washed and sliced into 1/4 inch thick rounds
- 12 cup coarsely chopped chopped carrot
- 3 ounces button mushrooms, quartered if large
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 12 cup white wine
- 2 cups rich stock
- 12 cup milk
- hot pepper sauce
- 12 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave
- 1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 lemon, zest of
- 2 hardboiled egg, peeled and cut into sixths
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- Rich Stock: Combine all ingredients in a pot; add water to cover if needed, and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour.
- Savory Dough: In a food processor, combine flour, salt and thyme; add butter and pulse until mixture resembles corn meal; with machine running, add ice water and egg yolk; process just until dough holds together.
- Place dough on plastic wrap; flatten into a disk and wrap well; refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- Filling: Remove chicken from stock; cool, discard skin and bones, and shred or cut chicken into bite-sized pieces; strain stock, discarding solids and set aside 2 cups; refrigerate or freeze remaining stock for another use.
- Preheat oven to 375; fry bacon in a large skillet until crisp; remove and drain on paper towels, leaving 2 T drippings in skillet; set bacon aside.
- In the same skillet, over medium-high heat, saute onions and potatoes until potatoes begin to turn golden, 4-5 minutes; add leeks, carrots, and mushrooms and saute another 4-5 minutes.
- Knead butter and flour together; add to skillet and cook, stirring, until melted and smooth; stir in wine, stock and milk and simmer, stirring constantly, until thick and bubbly, 2-3 minutes.
- Add hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire, thyme, parsley, salt, pepper and lemon zest; taste and adjust seasoning; stir in chicken, bacon and hard-boiled eggs; pour into a 9" x 9" baking dish or other casserole; set aside.
- Roll out dough to 1/4" thickness and transfer to a baking sheet; chill 15 minutes; whisk egg yolk and cream together; working quickly, place dough over top of filling and cut 1" larger than rim of dish; tuck extra 1" of dough inside around the edges.
- Vent, brush with egg wash and bake on baking sheet 35-40 minutes, or until crust is golden.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-pot-pie-74366 (may not work)