Name: Smoked chicken pot pie with sweet potato crust
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For the sweet potato crust; 500g plain flour; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 220g butter, cut into pieces and chilled; 2 eggs; 250ml milk; Beaten egg for brushing; 500ml sweet potato (roasted, peeled and pureed in a blender); For the filling; 4 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 medium Spanish onion, finely chopped; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 4 tbsp plain flour; 1-1.25l whole milk, warmed; 350g cremini mushrooms, quartered and sauteed until golden brown; 2 medium turnips, peeled, chopped, blanched and drained; 2 medium carrots, peeled, cut into matchsticks (about 5cm long by 6mm thick); 12 frozen pearl onions, blanched and drained; 125g frozen peas, blanched and drained; 1 smoked chicken (about 1.5kg) meat shredded, bones discarded; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2tbsp coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley