Our illustrious son sent me a picture of their dinner last night. He made a huge pot of beef pot pie. He can cook quite well and he made the pot pie dough squares from scratch. Now Rick and I are starving for beef pot pie, but I don't have a chuck roast in the freezer, dang it.
Here's what I'm thinking: I took a London Broil out of the freezer to thaw. I'll marinate and roast the beef. While the beef is roasting, I'll caramelize the onions, throw in a bit of chopped celery and some garlic into a Dutch oven. I have some beef broth from the freezer to add to the Dutch oven and I can add a bit of red wine to the mix, too. Cook that, then add my potatoes to the kettle. Let them cook while I'm making my pot pie squares. And proceed that way. To serve, simply put some slices of the rare beef roast on the plate and top with potatoes and pot pie squares. I asked our son about it and he wasn't impressed. "Pot pie MUST be cooked with beef." I get that, but I don't have a chuck! And I'm not going to the store for a chuck. And after all, it's all about using what you have! Stay tuned. This could get ugly. And it's all DS's fault. He had to send me that picture!
I asked Rick about it; he doesn't care as long as he gets pot pie. And yeah, I could use chicken, but Rick likes beef.
I think this will work. Yeah, it's not beef pot pie as we know it, but hopefully it'll be OK. (Please let it be OK; I'll never hear the end of it if it's not.)
Here's what I'm thinking: I took a London Broil out of the freezer to thaw. I'll marinate and roast the beef. While the beef is roasting, I'll caramelize the onions, throw in a bit of chopped celery and some garlic into a Dutch oven. I have some beef broth from the freezer to add to the Dutch oven and I can add a bit of red wine to the mix, too. Cook that, then add my potatoes to the kettle. Let them cook while I'm making my pot pie squares. And proceed that way. To serve, simply put some slices of the rare beef roast on the plate and top with potatoes and pot pie squares. I asked our son about it and he wasn't impressed. "Pot pie MUST be cooked with beef." I get that, but I don't have a chuck! And I'm not going to the store for a chuck. And after all, it's all about using what you have! Stay tuned. This could get ugly. And it's all DS's fault. He had to send me that picture!
I asked Rick about it; he doesn't care as long as he gets pot pie. And yeah, I could use chicken, but Rick likes beef.
I think this will work. Yeah, it's not beef pot pie as we know it, but hopefully it'll be OK. (Please let it be OK; I'll never hear the end of it if it's not.)