"A creamy filling made with chicken, veggies & beer gets topped with puff pastry for Rach's quick chicken pot pies...."
INGREDIENTS
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4 tablespoons butter
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1 large onion, chopped, or 2 cups small frozen pearl onions, defrosted and pat dry
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2 carrots, chopped
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2 ribs celery with leafy tops, chopped
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4 cloves garlic, crushed or chopped
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1 leek, chopped
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Salt and finely ground black or white pepper
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1 large bay leaf
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2 tablespoons fresh thyme
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3 rounded tablespoons flour, plus more for rolling out dough
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12 ounces crisp golden beer such as Guinness Blonde (1 ½ cups)
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About 1 ½ cups chicken bone broth or stock
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1 cup cream, or about ¾ cup crème fraiche
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About ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, to taste
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1 rotisserie chicken (or 3-4 pound roast chicken), remove the skin and bones and pull or chop meat into bite-sized pieces
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½ lemon, juiced
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About 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
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1 sheet puff pastry (Rach likes Dufour)
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1 egg, stir with a fork with a splash of water
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Parchment paper