Pot Pie with Spring Vegetables
Ingredients
- 1 pound Yukon gold or red potatoes, cut in bite sized chunks
- 2 cups carrots, cut in half moons
- 3 tablespoons vegan butter or olive oil, divided
- 1 onion or leek, chopped small
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped small
- 1 fennel bulb, chopped
- 1 cup asparagus, cut in 1/2′′ pieces
- 1/4 cup AP flour
- 1 teaspoon bouillon, vegetable or “chicken-like”
- 1/2 cup saved water (from the potato/carrot blanching)
- 2 cups cashew or almond milk (rich is best)
- 2 teaspoons whole grain mustard (or dijon)
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup peas
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon thyme (or regular), chopped small
- 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon (or rosemary), roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, minced
- 1 package vegan puff pastry dough
Instructions
- Thaw puff pastry dough overnight in the fridge. (Or see notes)
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Blanch potatoes and carrots by covering with lightly salted water, and simmering for about 10 minutes or until just fork-tender. Save 1/2 cup of the water as you drain potatoes and carrots. Dissolve boullion in the 1/2 cup of saved potato carrot water. Set aside.
- Sauté leeks, garlic, and fennel in 1 tablespoon vegan butter or olive oil until just translucent. Add asparagus and sauté a few minutes more. (See notes about pan size.)
- Add blanched veggies to the saute and mix. Push to the sides and melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the center of the pan, add flour whisking into the butter. It’ll be lumpy but that will all smooth out.
- Add the boullion (mixed with the reserved potato/carrot water) and the nut milk, stirring all the while, switching from the whisk to stirring with a spoon. Add mustard, salt and pepper. Let the sauce come to a gentle boil. Turn off the heat.
- Add in peas, lemon juice, lemon thyme, tarragon and chives. Taste and adjust salt if needed. Let the filling cool while you prepare the puff pastry top crust.
- If needed, roll your puff pastry out to 1/8′′ thick. Cut into the shape of your pan and lay over the cooled filling. The pastry will shrink a bit as it bakes, so roll a couple inches bigger for full coverage. Score the pastry with a sharp knife, cutting halfway into the dough, and leaving a vent whole in the center. Do any design you like! This lightens crust, allowing it to lift more and bake evenly. Brush with olive oil.
- Place in the middle of the oven, turn down to 400F and bake for 20 minutes, then lower heat to 350F, and bake 10-15 more minutes, crust should be puffy and golden.
Credit:
Sylvia Fountaine
https://www.feastingathome.com/about/