Free Recipe Gumbo Pot Pies
Recipe Type: Free Misc Recipes
Recipe Preparation: bake
Cooking Temperature:
Recipe Serves: 1
Ingredients for Gumbo Pot Pies Recipe
1 Whole; (2 1/2-pound) chicken
2 qt Water
1 Onion; quartered
2 Bay leaves
1/4 c All-purpose flour
1/4 c Vegetable oil
1 Medium-size green bell
-pepper; chopped
1 md Onion; chopped
2 Garlic cloves; pressed
1 lb Fresh or frozen okra; cut
-into 3/4-inch slices
1 cn (10-ounce) whole tomatoes
-and green chiles
1/2 ts Dried thyme
1/2 lb Unpeeled medium-size fresh
-shrimp
1/2 pk (17 1/4-ounce) frozen puff
-pastry; thawed
1 lg Egg; lightly beaten
Gumbo Pot Pies Preparation
Bring first 4 ingredients to a boil in a Dutch oven. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until tender. Remove chicken, reserving 3/4 cup broth; discard onion and bay leaves. Cool. Skin, bone, and coarsely chop chicken; set aside. Whisk together all-purpose flour and vegetable oil in Dutch oven; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 15 to 20 minutes or until roux is caramel colored. Stir in chopped bell pepper, onion, and garlic; cook 2 minutes. Add sliced okra, tomatoes and chiles, dried thyme, and reserved 3/4 cup chicken broth. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes. Peel shrimp, and devein, if desired. Add shrimp and 2 cups chopped chicken to gumbo; cook 8 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink. Remove from heat, and cool slightly. Roll out pastry sheet on a floured surface; cut into 4 ( 5-inch) squares. Return pastry to freezer for at least 15 minutes. Cut out decorative shapes from excess pastry strips. Ladle gumbo into 4 ovenproof soup bowls, filling three-fourths full. Place 1 pastry square over each bowl, pressing firmly to sides to seal edges. Place decorative shapes on top of pastry. Brush pastry with egg. Bake at 400