HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

Ingredients

• 2 Puff Pastry Dough Squares
• 6 oz Cremini Mushrooms
• 6 oz Carrots
• 2 Celery Stalks
• 1 Shallot
• 4 Parsley Sprigs
• 2 tsp. Chicken Demi-Glace
• 4 Tbsp. Cornstarch
• 12 oz Ground Turkey
• Olive Oil
• Salt Pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Mixing Bowl: Medium Oven-Safe Casserole

2. 2

   Mix water into the cornstarch: (not the other way around) to prevent lumps in the mixture. This mixture is called a slurry and acts as a thickener for pot pie Puff pastry is a pretty simple mixture of flour, water, and butter. The secret is that it’s rolled, folded, and re-rolled many times to form many thin layers of dough separated by butter. As it bakes, trapped moisture turns to steam and “puffs” layers apart.

3. 3

   Prepare the Puff Pastry: Keep puff pastry chilled until use for best results. Stack puff pastry squares and, using a rolling pin, can, or bottle, roll into a square roughly 8” x 8”. Using a small knife, cut out a jack-o’-lantern shape from puff pastry. Feel free to skip making the jack-o’-lantern and move on to the next step.

4. 4

   Heat a large non-stick pan over high heat. Add 1: Tbsp. olive oil, mushrooms, and ¼ tsp. salt to hot pan and cook until mushrooms have browned and released much of their moisture, 5-7 minutes.

5. 5

   Bake the Puff Pastry: Place jack-o’-lantern puff pastry on prepared baking sheet and bake on top rack until golden brown, 12-16 minutes. While jack-o’-lantern cooks, start preparing

6. 6

   Cook The Filling: Add carrots, celery, shallot, and turkey to pan and cook until vegetables begin to soften and no pink remains in turkey, 6-8 minutes. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to pan. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until thickened, 4-6 minutes. Stir in parsley and season to taste with a pinch of salt

7. 7

   Prepare the Ingredients: Quarter mushrooms. Peel, trim, and cut carrots into ⅓” dice. Trim ends off celery and cut into ¼” dice.

8. 8

   Plate the Dish: Pour turkey-vegetable mixture into a medium cas- serole dish and place puff pastry on top. recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts • Keep puff pastry chilled until use for best results. • For proper fit of puff pastry, use an 8” square casserole • Baking puff pastry on top oven rack will prevent pastry bottom the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time • Move oven rack to top position

9. 9

   Cook The Filling

10. 10

    Add carrots, celery, shallot, and turkey to pan and