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Chicken and Broccolini Shepherd’s Pie

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Ingredients

For the Poached Chicken:
  • For the Poached Chicken:
  • 1 3-4 pound chicken
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 carrot, halved
  • 1 onion, halved
  • 2 ribs celery, halved
  • Salt
  • A few whole peppercorns
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Herb bundle parsley, thyme, rosemary
For the Roasted Garlic Potato Topping:
  • For the Roasted Garlic Potato Topping:
  • 2 bulbs garlic
  • EVOO Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for drizzling
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • 3 pounds (about 5 medium) starchy potatoes, peeled and cubed into 2-inch pieces
  • Salt
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cups whole milk
  • 1/2 to 2/3 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, a couple of big handfuls
  • Pepper
  • Salt and pepper
For the casserole:
  • For the casserole: 2 bundles broccolini, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 6 shallots or 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons thyme, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 quart chicken stock, homemade or store bought
  • 1/3 cup cream, a couple turns of the pan
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

Yield

Serves: 6

Preparation

To poach the chicken, place chicken in a pot with the lemon, garlic, carrot, onion and celery. Season with salt and add peppercorns, bay, herbs and add just enough water to cover. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer at low rolling boil for 45 minutes to an hour. Turn off heat and let chicken cool in the stock. Remove chicken from stock and remove skin and bones. Pull chicken meat into bite-sized pieces and strain stock.

Preheat oven to 400°F.

To roast the garlic, cut the ends of the garlic bulbs off to expose the garlic cloves, drizzle with EVOO and season with salt and pepper. Place garlic on foil and top with rosemary, wrap tightly in a foil pouch and roast until tender and light golden in color, 45-50 minutes. Remove and let cool; then squeeze garlic cloves from their skins and mash into a paste.

Place potatoes in a pot, cover with water and bring to boil. Season with salt and cook to tender, 12-15 minutes. Add a little of the starchy cooking water to beaten egg to temper it then drain potatoes and return them to the hot pot. Mash potatoes with tempered egg, roasted garlic, butter, milk and cheese; season with salt and pepper to taste.

For the casserole, heat a few inches of water to a boil, salt it and boil broccolini 5-6 minutes. Cold shock and drain.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat, add butter and melt it. Add shallots or onions, thyme, salt and pepper, and cook until tender, 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle in flour and stir 1 minute then whisk in stock and thicken. Stir in cream and heat through. Stir in Dijon and remove from heat. Combine sauce with broccolini and 4 cups of the poached chicken meat and transfer to a baking dish. Top with potatoes. (If not serving right away, let cool and refrigerate. Bring to room temp before baking.)

Place potatoes in a pastry bag or large plastic bag. Cut the corner of bag to form make-shift pastry bag to pipe potatoes across top of casserole or into mounds on a baking sheet for individual potato side-dish swirls. Bake at 400F until golden, approximately 45 minutes.

Bake until hot through and golden, and serve.