Ever since my fellow backpacker Tony said there were delicious chicken pot pies to be had at Richardson Farms, I couldn’t stop thinking about them. I love chicken pot pie. So yesterday, I went.
The place isn’t just chicken pot pies – it’s a whole farmer’s market type place. They had a large array of fresh vegetables and fruits. They also had all manner of jellies, butters, canned fruits, and other sundries. It all looked delicious. But I wasn’t there for that stuff. I was there for a chicken pot pie.
Mmm… It was good. The chicken inside was real. The vegetables and broth were delicious. But my favorite part was that there was a bottom and side crust. So often, people call something a pie, and it’s not really a pie, it’s chicken pot pie filling with some crust on top. I really don’t care for top crust. “Flaky” is not such a good word for me when it comes to crust. The side and bottom crust of chicken pot pie is soft and chewy. Mmm… I love it. And this pot pie had it. Well done, Richardson Farms. Well done.
Ha! You and I are the complete opposite when it comes to pie. I suffer through the soggy, soft and chewy side in order to enjoy the top crust – the crust that will get gravy on it when I say so.
Double Haha!! I’m with you…..whenever I eat a chicken pot pie, I prefer to remove the top crust, set aside and eat that last.
Same with french fries. I love french fries with gravy. I always order them with the gravy on the side so I can dip them; hence – no soggy fries!
Mmmm…..I need some carbs with gravy now!
You Top Crust People are crazy. It’s gross. I’ll describe the two kinds of crust from my point of view:
Top Crust – dried out, flavorless, disturbingly crunchy, and overdone.
Bottom and Side Crust – soft, chewy, salty, full of flavor, tender, and delicious.
I don’t eat the rim of the top crust….that part is too crunchy, I’ll give you that. And I do salt & pepper the top crust. Mmmmm. And as Lauren mentioned, I drizzle the gravy on the crust when I eat it.
Now: The side & bottom crusts are soggy. Soggy like bread that has a bunch of mayo on it or cereal that has sat too long. Soggy=Blech
Richardson’s has really grown/changed since “my” day. Dad & Grandpop used to order fresh eggs from them for sale at the butcher shop, not to mention poultry en masse before certain holidays. They are famous in our neck of the woods, yet I never heard they did pot pies – glad they lived up to the rest of the reputation!
BTW: I guess when I make pot pies from now on, I’ll have to stop calling them that. I’ll should say “We’re having beef chicken stew with a top crust.”