Vegetable Pot Pie - vegetable oil

Method

• 1.
• Preheat oven to 425 F.
• 2.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Once hot, add the carrots and season with half of the salt.
• Add the dried thyme and saute until the carrots are tender, 3-4 minutes.
• Add the garlic and saute for 30 more seconds.
• 3.
• Add the butter, and once the butter is melted, add the flour.
• Stir the melted butter and flour together to create a roux, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the vegetable broth and the milk, and bring to a simmer, stirring continuously.
• 4.
• Stir in the frozen peas and the broccoli.
• Season with the last half of the salt as well as the ground black pepper and celery seed.
• 5.
• Pour into a 9x5 baking dish.
• 6.
• Cut a piece of puff pastry into a 9x5 rectangle.
• Whisk together the egg and water in a small bowl.
• Using a pastry brush (see note), brush egg wash onto the puff pastry rectangle.
• Place the puff pastry, egg wash side down onto the pot pie filling.
• Top the puff pastry with more egg wash.
• 6.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 425 F. Reduce the heat to 400 F and bake until golden brown and puffed, about 15-20 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Let it sit on a cooling rack for 10 minutes before plating.
• Enjoy!
• Notes:
• 1.
• Of course, if youre a carnivore and arent loving the 100% vegetable route, throw in some cooked rotisserie chicken or saute a chicken breast before adding the other ingredients, and use chicken broth instead of vegetable broth.
• 2.
• Since Chad and I are only 2 people, I halved the original recipe to make a 9x5 dish suitable for 2-3 people.
• For a more substantial dish, double the filling, place into a deep dish pie plate, and use a full sheet of puff pastry and cut off the edges to create a circle.
• 3.
• You get puff pastry in the freezer section of your grocery store, near the desserts.
• 4.
• If you dont have a pastry brush to brush on the egg wash, you can omit the egg wash (it just wont be as golden brown) or dip a napkin in the egg wash instead and use it as your pastry brush.
• 5.
• If desired, saute 1 celery stalk (cut into 1/4 inch thick pieces) and 1/2 chopped yellow onion.
• I didnt have these on hand, and I didnt find that the dish lacked anything by not having them.
• But if you have them on hand, do as you please!
• 6.
• Adapted from Alton Brown, on foodnetwork.com.