A pot pie or potpie is a type of savory pie, usually a meat pie, covered by a pie crust consisting of flaky pastry.[1][2] Pot pies may be made with a variety of fillings including poultry, beef, seafood or plant-based meat substitute fillings, and may also differ in the types of crust.
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| Type | Savoury pie |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Region or state | England |
| Main ingredients | Meat (beef, chicken, lamb or turkey), gravy, mixed vegetables (potatoes, carrots, green beans and peas) |
Origin
editIn the 16th century, the English gentry revived the custom of serving pies and the tradition soon swept the country.[citation needed] 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."[3] The meat pies made by the English of that era (called pot pies in North America) included various meats such as pork, lamb, birds and game. During the reign of Elizabeth I, English cooks made pies using “chicken peepers,” which consisted of chicks stuffed with gooseberries. Soon after the pies spread across Europe, early European American settlers took them to the New World.[4]
Preparation
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Pot pie can be prepared in a variety of ways including in a baking dish in an oven,[5] or in a pie iron over a campfire.[6] There are numerous other types of pot pies including taco, ham and brie pizza, and steak and mushroom.[7] 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, lard, olive oil, flour, and shortening.[8] Once prepared and served, the pot pie leftovers can be stored in the freezer for later consumption.[9]
Pennsylvania Dutch pot pie
editIn the Pennsylvania Dutch region, some people make a dish called "bot boi" (or "bottboi"[10]) by Pennsylvania German-speaking natives. Pennsylvania Dutch pot pie is a different definition of pot pie: a stew without a full crust, but with a biscuit topping that is traditionally baked directly atop the stew, similar to a casserole.[11] Most commonly made with chicken, it usually includes homemade dumpling-style dough noodles and potatoes, and sometimes vegetables such as carrots or celery.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "pot pie - Definition of pot pie in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries - English. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019.
- ^ "pot pie - meaning of pot pie in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - LDOCE". www.ldoceonline.com.
- ^ "Meat Pot Pie Has a Colorful History : Pastry Dish, an Old Standby, Goes Back to Roman Empire". Los Angeles Times. 1985-07-05. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Meat Pot Pie Has a Colorful History : Pastry Dish, an Old Standby, Goes Back to Roman Empire". Los Angeles Times. 5 July 1985. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Creamy Chicken Pot Pie". Perdue.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Campfire Chicken Pot Pie". Perdue.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Thomson, Julie R. (2012-10-15). "Great News: You Can Turn Anything Into A Pot Pie". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Homemade Chicken Pot Pie". BettyCrocker.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ Selasky, Susan. "Ask the Test Kitchen: Freezing chicken pot pie is a breeze". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary: Bottboi". www.padutchdictionary.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ Longacre, D. J. (1976). More-with-Less Cookbook. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press
- ^ Negley, Erin (5 February 2020). "Discuss: Pot pie in Lancaster County is comfort food, minus the crust". LancasterOnline.