Pot pie

A pot pie is a type of meat pie with a top pie crust[1] consisting of flaky pastry. The term is used in North America.[2][3] Pot pies may be made with a variety of fillings including poultry, beef, seafood, or plant-based fillings, and may also differ in the types of crust. In the United States, both beef pot pie and chicken pot pie are the most popular types of pot pies and can vary significantly in terms of both preparation and ingredients.

Pot pie
TypeSavoury pie
Main ingredientsMeat (beef, chicken, lamb or turkey), gravy, mixed vegetables (potatoes, carrots, green beans and peas)

Origin and history

Pot Pies are said to have originated in the Neolithic Age around 9500 B.C. by discoveries made by archaeologists.[4] The Greeks cooked meats mixed with other ingredients in open pastry shells, and these were called Artocreas and were then spread to the Romans. In the times of the Roman Empire, these pastries were served at banquets and were prepared with various meats, oysters, mussels, lampreys, and fish and included a crust made of a flour and oil mixture. The royalty nicknamed them "Coffins". Pot pies spread across Medieval Europe during the Crusades. In the 16th century, the English gentry revived the custom of serving pot pies and the tradition soon swept the country. A British food commenter once described them as, "which they bake in pasties, and this venison pasty is a dainty rarely found in any other kingdom." [5] The British in that era called the pot pies meat pies and would include various meats such as pork, lamb, birds and game. During the reign of Elizabeth I, English cooks made pot pies using “chicken peepers,” which consisted of chicks stuffed with gooseberries. The obsession with pot pies spread to the New World soon after it spread across Europe when the first American settlers took their pot pie recipes with them when they moved westward.[6]

Preparation
A chicken pot pie made with puff pastry

Pot pie can be prepared in a number of ways including in a skillet over a stovetop,[7] in a baking dish in an oven,[8] or in a pie iron over a campfire.[9] There are numerous other types of pot pies including taco, Ham and brie pizza, and steak and mushroom.[10] The pie shell and crust can be made from scratch or can be fashioned from store bought pie crust or biscuit dough and includes ingredients such as butter or olive oil, flour, and shortening.[11] Once prepared and served, the pot pie leftovers can be stored in the freezer for later consumption.[12]

Pennsylvania Dutch pot pie

In the Pennsylvania Dutch region, some people make a dish called "bot boi" (or "Bottboi"[13]) by Pennsylvania German-speaking natives. Pennsylvania Dutch pot pie is a stew without a crust.[14] Most commonly made with chicken, it usually includes homemade dumpling-style dough noodles and potatoes, and sometimes vegetables such as carrots or celery.[15]

References
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  6. "Meat Pot Pie Has a Colorful History : Pastry Dish, an Old Standby, Goes Back to Roman Empire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  7. "Easy Skillet Chicken Pot Pie". Perdue.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. "Creamy Chicken Pot Pie". Perdue.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  9. "Campfire Chicken Pot Pie". Perdue.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  10. "Great News: You Can Turn Anything Into A Pot Pie". HuffPost. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  11. "Homemade Chicken Pot Pie". BettyCrocker.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  12. Selasky, Susan. "Ask the Test Kitchen: Freezing chicken pot pie is a breeze". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  13. "Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary: Bottboi". www.padutchdictionary.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  14. Longacre, D. J. (1976). More-with-Less Cookbook. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press
  15. Negley, Erin. "Discuss: Pot pie in Lancaster County is comfort food, minus the crust". LancasterOnline.
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