Old Virginia Chicken And Peanut Pie

Serves: 5

Ashlynn O'Reilly

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

49

Sweetness

56

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 stalks

Celery (sliced)

2 medium

Carrot (sliced)

1 cup

Green Pea

1 cup

Cream (cold)

1 tbsp

Dijon Mustard

1 cup

Marsala Wine

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

In a stockpot, cover fowl with water

2

Add bay leaves and rosemary, bring to a boil, and then simmer until tender

3

Remove fowl from pot and set aside to cool

4

Reserve stock in pan

5

Bone fowl, saving the skin and bones to add back to stock later

6

Place meat in each of 4 (2-cup) serving bowls

7

Add celery, carrots, and onions to stock and simmer until tender

8

Strain, reserving the stock, and divide into bowls with fowl

9

Add peas, mushrooms and peanuts to bowl with fowl and vegetables

10

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

11

Divide sauce evenly among bowls

12

Cover pies with pastry crust; brush crust with beaten egg and then lightly sprinkle with nutmeg

13

Prick crust with fork to vent

14

Bake until crust is golden brown

15

In a saucepan, stir together cream, flour, seasonings, and mustard until smooth

16

Add 3 cups hot stock and simmer until a medium thickness

17

Add peanut butter and wine, stirring to blend

18

Add salt and white pepper, to taste

19

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl

20

Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal

21

Sprinkle ice water evenly over surface

22

Stir with a fork until all dry ingredients are moistened

23

Divide dough into 4 pieces

24

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to fit over bowl tops