¾cupfinely chopped sweet yellow onion(1/2 large onion)
1tspminced garlic
¼cupall-purpose flour
½cupwhite wine(or chicken broth)
1 ½cupswhole milk
3cups (12 oz)chopped or shredded cooked chicken
¾ - 1tspcoarse Kosher salt(if using table salt, use half the amount)
1tspblack pepper
½tspdried thyme
½tspdried tarragon
½cupheavy whipping cream or half and half
Biscuits
1 ¾cupsall-purpose flour,spooned and leveled
¼cupcorn starch
4tspbaking powder
1tspcoarse Kosher salt(if using table salt, use half the amount)
8tbspcold unsalted butter,divided
¾cupcold whole milk
1large egg,lightly beaten
Instructions
Chicken Filling
Peel and dice the carrots, and cut the potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes. You don't need to peel the potatoes unless you want to, but be sure to scrub the potatoes if you don't peel them.
In a medium saucepan, combine the chicken broth, carrots and potatoes. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then boil for about 10-15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender enough to pierce with a fork. Set aside.
In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the chopped onion, and cook for about 5 minutes, until the onion is softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute, until fragrant.
Stir in the flour until the onions and garlic are coated in flour, then stir in the white wine. The mixture will be thick and pasty.
Slowly stir in the milk, and stir until the mixture smooths out to a consistency like gravy.
Add the cooked chicken, salt, pepper, thyme, tarragon, and the chicken broth with the cooked potatoes and carrots. Bring the filling back to a boil over medium heat, and cook for 2-3 more minutes until slightly thickened. Remove from the heat and stir in the cream.
Place six 12-ounce ramekins on a baking sheet and divide the filling between the ramekins, or just pour the filling into a casserole dish. Cover the ramekins/casserole dish to keep the filling hot while you make the biscuits.
Biscuits
In a bowl, combine the flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt.
Add 6 tablespoons of butter to the flour mixture, and use a pastry cutter to cut the butter in until crumbly. Add the milk, and stir everything together into a shaggy dough.
Scrape the dough out of the bowl onto a floured surface. Pat the dough into a square, about 1 inch thick. Fold the dough into thirds, then thirds again, then pat it out again into a square or rectangle, about 1 inch thick.
For six individual ramekins, cut six biscuits using a knife, bench scraper or biscuit cutter. (I only had four ramekins, so I cut four large biscuits and saved the extra filling for later.) If baking your chicken pot pie in a casserole dish, use a 2-inch biscuit cutter to cut as many biscuits as you can to arrange on top of the filling.
Place the cut biscuits in the freezer while you preheat the oven.
Bake
Preheat the oven to 425 F, and position a rack in the center of the oven.
Place the chilled biscuits on top of the filling. Brush the biscuits with the egg wash, and if you like, sprinkle with a little more pepper.
Bake the chicken pot pie for about 15-17 minutes, until the filling is hot and bubbling, and the biscuits are fluffy and golden brown on top.
Brush the remaining 2 tablespoons butter on top of the biscuits, and serve right away.