Chicken+Pot+Pie

**PA Dutch Chicken Pot Pie**

**Definition:** A pot-pie is a type of [|baked] [|savory] [|pie] with a bottom and top completely encased by flaky crusts and baked inside a pie tin to support its shape. An American pot pie typically has a filling of meat (particularly beef, chicken or turkey), gravy, and mixed vegetables (potatoes, carrots, green beans and peas. Frozen potpies are often available in individual serving size.
 * // Variation: //**// In the [|Pennsylvania Dutch] region, there is a dish called "bot boi" (or "bott boi") by [|Deitsh] -speaking natives. Pennsylvania Dutch pot pie is a stew, usually made of a combination of chicken, ham, beef, or wild game with square-cut egg [|noodles], potatoes, and a stock of onion, optional celery and/or carrots, and parsley. [|Bouillon] is sometimes used to enhance the flavor. The egg noodles are often made from scratch from flour, eggs, salt (optional) and water. Some recipes use leavening agents such as baking powder. //

// **All information taken from Wikipedia.org //

** NOTE - Although you are doubling the recipe, use the ORIGINAL amount of water the recipe calls for. ** ** - We are using homemade, fresh noodles instead of store bought, dried noodles. These noodles will absorb less water. ** ** - If we see that there is not enough broth, we will add more in the process of making the soup **

** 1. ** ** Why do you cut chicken against the grain? **
If you cut with the grain, you'll end up with long strands of protein, like this: code

code From what I understand, this means that it'll be pretty chewy. Your mouth has to work harder to break the strands up into smaller pieces to be more easily swallowed.

If you cut against the grain, you get strands like this: code code You can see that the strands are much shorter, which means the meat will fall apart more easily (each strand doesn't have as much surface area to connect to adjacent strands) and will therefore be more tender. //(taken from http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/153/is-it-generally-better-to-cut-chicken-breast-with-or-against-the-grain) //

** 2. List the steps to peel and dice an How to Dice an Onion. **

 * What do cubed potatoes look like? **
 * How to Cube Potatoes**

** 4. What will simmering accomplish in this dish? **
Simmering a dish slowly reduces the amount of liquid in a dish - it is commonly used with soups, stews and sauces. Simmering instead of boiling will thicken the dish without it losing all of the flavor.

** 5. At what point in the recipe will you add the noodles? **
After approximately 15 minutes, once the vegetables are tender.

** 6. What should be done to prepare the dish the first day? **
1. prepare all of the vegetables - onions, celery, carrot and potatoes. Put the potatoes in the pot with water from the recipe to keep from browning over night. 2. Make and store the noodles 3. Cut the chicken 4. Place all items on a tray, with your group's binder and place in the bottom of the Regional fridge.

** 7. What will be done the second day? **
1. Add the rest of the prepped vegetables and chicken broth to the pot and cook the chicken pot pie 2. Set the table 3. Clean up and then work on assignment while dish is cooking

** 8. What are several items people typically add to/eat with their chicken pot pie? **
Traditions vary among families even in the region. Some families eat butter bread or peanut butter bread with their chicken pot pie. Some families put a bit of apple cider vinegar on their pot pie. Both sound a bit odd, //before// you try them. You may find when you try them with your dish this week that both traditions are tastier than they sound.

**NOTES**: //(Add to the recipe at the appropriate spot)// **

a. Don’t forget to wash the vegetables before prepping them b. Remember to put something under the colander to carry to the table c. Broth, water, celery, onions and potatoes in a large stockpot should be on medium high heat. d. Use shears for chicken