Winter Vegetable Pot Pie

Cooking Instructions

Choose a 2-quart souffle or gratin dish or four individual 2-cup casseroles. Roll out the pastry between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick and cut it to fit the dish. Cut out leaves or other decorative shapes from the scraps. Refrigerate the pastry until needed. Have the bechamel cooking in a double boiler while you prepare the vegetables.

Toss the squash in flour, letting the excess fall away. Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet and add the squash and shallots. Saute over medium heat until browned and tender, 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally so that they color evenly. Transfer to the baking dish.

Peel the celery root, dice it into 1-inch cubes, and put them in the bowl with the juice plus water to cover. Parboil the remaining vegetables in salted water until tender but still a little firm. Drain, then parboil the celery root for 1 minute. Combine all the vegetables, season with salt and pepper, and transfer the stew to the dish. Tuck in the thyme sprigs.

Mix the bechamel and cream and pour it over the vegetables, allowing the sauce to fall between the cracks. Refrigerate if baking later, then bring to room temperature before baking.

When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 425F. Remove the pastry from the refrigerator and lay it on top of the vegetables. Brush the top side with egg, add any decorations, and glaze them, too. Bake for 12 minutes, then lower the heat to 350F and continue baking until the crust is golden and puffed and the sauce is bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes more. Let settle for a few minutes, then serve.

Wine Pairing(s)

Weber 'Zeller Schwarze Katz' Riesling

Saracco Moscato d'Asti

Willi Schaefer 'Graacher Domprobst' Riesling Auslese

I Vignaioli Di S. Stefano Moscato d'Asti

Dr. Fischer Riesling Kabinett Ockfener Bockstein

Reichsgraf Von Kesselstatt Riesling Auslese 'Josephshofer Monopol'

Bartenura Moscato d'Asti

Joh. Jos. Prum Riesling Kabinett 'Wehlener Sonnenuhr'

Von Schubert Riesling Kabinett 'Maximin Grünhauser Herrenberg'

Vereinigte Hospitien Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett