Chicken Pot pie

Chicken pot pie is an excellent pot pie dish which comprises of chicken meat, chicken veloute,chicken dumplings,vegetables and peas.

Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken Pot Pie

Recipe

Yield : 50 Portions EACH PORTION : 3 oz ,cooked meat ,5 oz ,sauce and 1 dumpling

Step One To Prepare Chicken Pot pie 

Ingredients 

INGREDIENTSQUANTITY

chicken meat
cooked 
boned skinned

10 lb

Method

1. Cut each chicken leg in 4 pieces and each single breast in 4 pieces.

Step Two To Prepare Chicken Pot pie 

INGREDIENTSQUANTITY

Potatoes,
parisienne, 
pieces

Carrots 
parisienne 
pieces

Pearl onions 
medium

Frozen peas,
cooked

200



200



50


2 ½  lb

Method

2.   Cook each vegetable separately in boiling , salted water ;drain.

Step Three To Prepare Chicken Pot pie 

INGREDIENTSQUANTITY

Chicken 
veloute
(recipe given
below)


Dumpling 
(recipe given
below)
8 qt





50

Method


3.   Reheat chicken meat in chicken stock or vegetable liquor.Drain chicken meat and combine with vegetables and veloute , stirring gently to prevent breaking of chicken in small pieces


4.   Serve uniform portions in casseroles and top with dumpling.

(5)  Melt butter in saucepan ,stir in flour to make a smooth roux.Cook roux slowly for 5 to 6 minutes.;do not brown.

6. Slowly whip in stock until thickened and smooth.Check seasoning.Continue to cook sauce for 30 minutes.

7. Strain and reserve for intended usage.

VARIATIONS: With the addition of cream, the above sauce becomes a supreme sauce.With the addition of egg yolks and lemon juice it becomes sauce Allemande.

Note: veloute may also be prepared with fish stock or veal stock but then would be specifically be identified as fish veloute

Dumplings

Recipe

Step One To Prepare Dumplings

Ingredients 

Yield: about 30 dumplings  Each portion: 1 oz dumpling

Cake flour 1 lb

(2) Baking powder 4 tsp

(3) Salt 1 tsp

Method

(1) Combine and sift flour, baking powder and salt

Step Two To Prepare Dumplings

Ingredients 

Milk about 1 pt

(2) Parsley ,chopped (optional) about 2 tbsp

Method

(2)  Add about 1 pt milk and mix lightly.Do not over mix.Consistency should be slightly softer than biscuit dough.

(3)  Drop 1 oz portions from spoon NO 40 scoop about 1 in apart in hot thickened sauce.Cover and cook for 20 to 25 minutes.Toggle panel: Configure Rich Snippet