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Skillet Chicken Curry Pot Pie
This oven-to-table dish is a mashup of all-American pot pie and Asian curry puffs. To keep the cooking quick and easy, we use ground chicken, Japanese curry bricks and store-bought frozen puff pastry. Look for curry bricks, sold in boxes and in a variety of spiciness levels, in the international aisle of the supermarket or in Asian grocery stores. House and S&B are two widely available brands; you will need either a 4-ounce package or half of a 7.8- or 8.1-ounce package. As for the puff pastry, we prefer Dufour brand because it is made with butter and is of a size that needs only minimal rolling. Pepperidge Farm puff pastry works, too, though it lacks buttery richness. You will need only one sheet from the 17.3-ounce box (which contains two sheets), and it will need to be rolled out a bit thinner. We favor a cast-iron skillet for its more sharply angled sides and heat-retention—plus, it looks nice on the table—but any ovensafe 12-inch skillet will work.
4
Servings
Don’t hesitate to thin the curry with a little water, if needed, after stirring in the peas and lemon juice. It should be slightly thinner than desired because the consistency will tighten up a bit during baking. Also, don’t worry if the edges of the pastry aren’t perfectly tucked tightly into the pan, or if the pastry shows some wrinkles and folds. During baking, it will puff and brown, making any imperfections less noticeable.
1½ hours
1 hour active, plus cooling
Ingredients
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All-purpose flour, for dusting
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1
14 ounce package Dufour frozen puff pastry, thawed, or 1 sheet Pepperidge Farm frozen puff pastry, thawed (see headnote)
Directions
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01Cut a sheet of kitchen parchment that will fit onto a baking sheet. Lightly flour the parchment. Unfold the thawed puff pastry onto it, then lighlty flour the pastry. Using a rolling pin, roll the pastry into a 12- to 13-inch square. With a paring knife, cut three 2-inch long slits in the center of the pastry; these will serve as vents. Slide the parchment with pastry onto a baking sheet and refrigerate uncovered. Heat the oven to 375°F with a rack in the middle position.