puff pastry essentials: chicken pot pie triangles

How To Make puff pastry essentials: chicken pot pie triangles

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  PREP/PREPARE
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  What will you need? You will need a good-sized skillet, and a baking sheet to make this recipe. I am going to give you a good recipe or two for the gravy, and that will require a saucepan to make.
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  What is it? This is a take on a pot pie. Instead of putting the ingredients with the gravy in the pastry. I separated them, mostly for presentation, but it came out pretty good.
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  What to serve with it? Maybe a side salad, but that is about all you would need.
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  The Gravy I love a good gravy, and you might have your favorite, here are two of mine: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/sauce-spread-other-sauce-spread/french-sauce-supreme.html https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/gravy/diy-essentials-easy-peasy-chicken-gravy-mix.html
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  How to store it? You can make these a day ahead and bake just before serving. The cooked pies can be frozen as well, in which case they will last several months.
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  Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
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  Defrost your puff pastry sheet, cut into 4 equal pieces, and roll into 4, 6-inch squares. Then cover and place into the fridge until needed.
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  When rolling, use a bit of flour to keep things from sticking.
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  Add the butter to a skillet over medium heat, and when melted add the onions, carrots, peas, and thyme. Cook for about 3 – 4 minutes.
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  Add the diced chicken and cook for an additional 2 – 3 minutes. Then remove from the heat and allow to cool.
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  Place a rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to 350f/175c.
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  Add a quarter of the mixture to one of the pastry sheets.
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  Fold over and seal the edges. Then repeat for the other three.
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  Brush with the egg mixture and cut two slits in the top.
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  Place into the preheated oven and cook until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
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  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Place some gravy in a dish and add one of the triangles. Serve while nice and hot. Enjoy.
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  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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  Namasté
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