Lobster Pot Pie

Rich pot pie, perfect evening comfort food on a cold night! It is labor-intensive and expensive, but the end result is worth the effort--avoid shortcuts and substitutions if possible. Lobster stock is the easiest way to cut down on cost without sacrificing taste.

• Preparation Time: 60 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 27 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 27 mins
• Calories: 583 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup minced onion
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup minced celery
• 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
• ½ cup chopped fresh tarragon
• ½ cup clarified butter, divided
• 1 tablespoon thinly sliced shallots
• 1 tablespoon thinly sliced leeks
• 1 cup diced acorn squash
• 1 cup minced parsnips
• ½ cup diced celery root (celeriac)
• 4 cups lobster stock
• 1 cup minced crimini mushrooms
• 6 tablespoons sherry wine
• 1 cup cooked and coarsely chopped lobster meat
• 1 cup sweet baby peas

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat 1/4 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Mix in shallots, garlic, and leeks; cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add acorn squash, parsnips, carrots, celery, and celery root. Reduce heat to low and cook vegetables until softened, about 10 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a bowl.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (232 degrees C).

Step 3

Heat remaining butter in the same skillet over medium heat until a pinch of flour sprinkled into the oil will just begin to bubble. Whisk in flour to form a thick paste the consistency of cake frosting. Continue cooking the roux, whisking constantly, until flour has turned golden and begins to smell like toast, about 20 minutes.

Step 4

Stir vegetable mixture, lobster stock, mushrooms, sherry wine, tarragon, parsley, pepper sauce, salt, and pepper into the roux. Cook and stir gently until thick, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir in sherry vinegar. Add lobster meat and peas. Spoon roux mixture into a casserole dish or ramekins. Cover and place near or above the hot oven until ready to use.

Step 5

Unroll puff pastry. Cut sheets into crusts slightly larger than the pie plate. Press 1 layer onto the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate.

Step 6

Bake bottom crust in the preheated oven until light brown, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and fill with roux mixture. Place top crust over filling; press its edges onto the bottom crust to seal.

Step 7

Continue baking until top crust is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.