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Do I spy pearl onions? That looks delicious.
I'm honestly not a huge pot pie fan. I'm of the mindset that the crust just kind of gets in the way because you're essentially making a stew. I think part of it is I grew up with my mom who used to always make my grandmother's recipe for pasties, and I just never cared for them because it was beef stew in a pie crust.
I don't mind it, but personally I'd rather put the effort into making a big pot with all of the ingredients and then adding a different starch component, whether it be spooned over mashed potatoes, rice, or noodles. I'm honestly more of a fan of using something lighter like Italian bread crumbs, and maybe some good Italian hard cheese, and turning it more into a casserole, but layering up the bread crumbs enough to get a good crust, but it's not as heavy as pie crust.
Those do look delicious though, and hey if you like it you like it, that's just not the first thing I ever gravitate towards.
Excellent work.
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That looks bloody delicious! Well done!
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I'm with you, the crust is the weak part of pot pie.
Thats why I started making them with biscuits instead. Just put the filling in a backing dish, spoon biscuit dough on top, bake til the biscuits are done. I've never looked back.
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Try making a standing meat pie with a short crust. The crust is yum. Try this, you can swap out the meat for whatever.
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Paul Hollywood's Raised Game Pie recipe - The Great British Bake Off
Raised pies have been a favourite of the British table for centuries – at one time majestic, elaborate constructions decorated with pastry columns, crests and coats of arms. This is a slightly more restrained version, but it is still a great-looking centrepiece for an autumnal party. A mixture...
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I wouldnt recommend good eats for beginners. It gets too detailed and technical imo. I liked him because he got into the science of why certain techniques work. I always got a smug vibe from him and his fried turkey setup with the ladder and pulley and his grilled grilled cheese cemented it for me.
For beginners, id recommend rachel ray. I think its ok to use shortcuts and make cooking easier when youre starting out.
Went to check if I was just being an angry old man, his burger recipe: grind your own meat, lol
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i hate dough stuff so i usually end up buying philo dough to seal up the chickenpot pie
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No, thats exactly what beginners need. They need to learn, not watch some milf giggle and act cute while she cooks food-magazine-style recipes.
I checked that video. Alton does a lot right in that video. The meat is seasoned all the way through, and then thoroughly mixed to get the right texture. This is critical and so many get that wrong.
My only real objection is I can't imagine going to all the trouble of grinding your own meat and then failing to cook the burger over charcoal. Burgers on a flat iron are fine, but if you're aiming for the "burger of the gods", why not use fire?
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Never thought about filo dough, that's a good idea. Puff pastry I guess would be another option.
I'm just not a huge fan of the savory components and vegetables with a dough. It's not that it's bad, I would rather just use something else to form the crust. Guess I'm more of a shepherd or cottage pie man. I'd rather layer potatoes, or something lighter like I said earlier with bread crumbs to get that crust.
I like the ingredients in chicken pot pie, and I've just done mashed potatoes on it because I don't feel like screwing with dough. It's great if I've got a bunch of leftover smoked chicken or turkey, and want to reimagine things for leftovers. I also make it more Cajun with my seasoning and the addition of bell pepper to my mirepoix.
I've never made a traditional chicken pot pie, and my wife brought home some frozen ones from Trader Joe's not long ago for some goofy reason. She was all hey look at this fun thing that I found, and I said why the hell did you buy that. She was flabbergasted. I looked at her and said and when the hell have I ever made that or we have eaten that in the over 10 years we've been together, and it's like she short circuited for a moment.
I would just rather put in the effort to make something else like a badass shepherd's pie.
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He did have a pretty severe case of TDS during the elections. Doesn't mean he's not a good cook and you can't get useful information from him, but he's a died in the whool lefty. I remember he had a drunken rant with his wife while they were chugging bottles of wine and he was ranting about politics and Trump.
It was pretty funny and also sad.
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I really learned how to make ice cream from watching his original serious eats video long ago back in college. It's a 20 minute Master class on the do's and dont's. Things like you can substitute and equal part sugar to fruit preserve. Also letting your mix sit in the fridge overnight that way everything marries, and you get a better flavor and creamier texture.
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I figure all chefs are faggot ass libs cuz every restaurant "employs" at least 5 illegals
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Old school Emeril episodes (Amazon) are good for day to day cooking too. Not to shit on Altons show, which showed you a lot of shit, but day to day cooking? The old school late 1990s Emeril was the jam.
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I don't think Alton ever had a restaurant did he? I think he was more Show Business
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Dude I used to watch Emeril Live pretty much every night if I was home during college. He definitely helped me up my Cajun and creole game. I've even got a few of his cookbooks.
He had his other show the Essence of Emeril where was it him in a kitchen and it wasn't a big show cooking a few dishes, and I honestly prefer that one because there wasn't the showmanship, but didn't mean I didn't tune in at 7:00 every evening.
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When you wrote
"Other cooking shows are like "let me show off how I cook! Aren't I cute/charming/sophisticated/whatever!"
Alton is like "Listen - I'm gonna teach you how to cook.""
I guess AB comes off to me more like the former, not the latter. I learned a lot from his shows, but i never wanted to try out any of his recipes. Tried his french onion soup back in uni but i fucked it up. His show was more edutainment than straight cooking show to me. Im just hating cause i know he was banging W on the side.
Watching Frugal Gourmet on pbs during summer break really got me into cooking, but that show had an unfortunate end.
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i think the right way to go is whatever keeps your interest and wanting to try/learn/improve.
I had a decent enough start learning from my parents. Watching stuff like Chopped, Iron Chef and Masterchef Australia added some “look at this cool shit people can do” but also demonstrated the process along with speaking to why various decisions were made.
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