Shrimp Pot Pie

  4.6 – 92 reviews  • Shrimp
Level: Intermediate
Total: 1 hr
Prep: 25 min
Cook: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Level: Intermediate
Total: 1 hr
Prep: 25 min
Cook: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 egg
  2. 1 tablespoon water
  3. 4 sheets puff pastry, thawed (recommended: Pepperidge Farm)
  4. Flour, for dusting
  5. 8 large (21 to 25) shrimp, shelled and deveined
  6. 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  7. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  8. 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  9. 1 small carrot, diced
  10. 1 celery stalk, diced
  11. 6 mushrooms, sliced thin
  12. 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  13. 1/2 cup white wine
  14. 2 cups heavy cream
  15. Salt and freshly ground white pepper
  16. Special equipment: 3 and 4-inch metal ring

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk egg and water until well blended. Lightly dust work surface with flour. Unfold puff pastry and dock dough with a fork. Using a 4-inch ring, cut 16 circles. Set 4 circles on a nonstick baking sheet. These are the base of the pot pies. Discard scraps. Using a 3-inch metal ring, cut circles in the center of the 12 remaining circles. Remove 4 of the 3-inch circles to the prepared baking sheet. These are the tops. Brush the outer edge of the 4-inch circles with the egg wash. Lay 1 of the 12 rings on top. Brush egg wash on that ring and place another ring on top. Repeat 1 more time until you have 3 rings stacked on top of each other. Repeat with remaining circles until you have 4 assembled. Brush the edges and tops with egg wash and bake in the middle of the oven until golden, about 20 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, season the shrimp with cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, add oil and 1 tablespoon butter. Saute the shrimp, 1 minute per side. Remove shrimp and set aside. Add remaining butter to the pan and saute carrots, celery, mushrooms, and thyme, until softened about 10 minutes. Add wine, bring to a simmer and cook until most of the wine has evaporated. Add the cream and bring back to a simmer until the sauce thickens to a gravy consistency, about 12 to 15 minutes. Place the shrimp back into the sauce to coat. Remove thyme and season with salt and white pepper. Ladle the shrimp mixture into the pastry puff bowls and top with the smaller puff circles.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 4 servings
Calories 694
Total Fat 64 g
Saturated Fat 34 g
Carbohydrates 19 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugar 5 g
Protein 8 g
Cholesterol 234 mg
Sodium 569 mg
Serving Size 1 of 4 servings
Calories 694
Total Fat 64 g
Saturated Fat 34 g
Carbohydrates 19 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugar 5 g
Protein 8 g
Cholesterol 234 mg
Sodium 569 mg

Reviews

Brad Hicks
I made this recipe and it is great!!!! I would recommend it to any shrimp lover!!!!! Awesome!!!!!
Matthew Lewis
One of my all time favorites!
Stephanie Phillips
I haven’t made this recipe, but I came up with my own version of shrimp pot pie using Knorr Parma Rosa sauce mix as base and added Sherry, fresh dill, Creole & or Old Bay seasoning, and red pepper flakes. For filling, I. diced russets potatoes and steamed them before adding to the sautéed carrots, red bell pepper; onion; garlic; & celery. I added the shrimp last and let cook in oven . Covered with store-bought pre-made pie crust, and cooked at 450 for 12 minutes to cook shrimp and pie crust. Delicious!
Kimberly Jarvis
This recipe was delicious. The only problem I had was making the filling creamy. My first time making it, I pretty much had a creole shrimp bisque. Second time around my Mom helped me out. In a skillet she melted a tab of butter, and added a tablespoon and a half of flour, then we added the broth and mixed it until we got the consistency we wanted. I took others advice and used creole seasoning which gave it a great flavor. I also omitted the caps for the pies. I felt the bowls were enough. Kudos to the person that mentioned prepping your veggies ahead of time. That hidden step does take awhile. Lastly, I used a plastic margarita cup to cut the rings. I too had the problem finding ring packs bigger than 3 inches.
Emily Burton
I love this recipe it’s very good I give it a 5 Star rating because me and my mom we make this recipe together sometimes and we split the recipe into 2 parts and we get the job done.
Valerie Sherman
This is a delicious recipe with a creative and beautiful presentation, the perfect way to make your dinner guests feel special. Some observations from a cooking novice: The pastry ring packs I found all came with 3” rings and below, a jar worked great for the 4″ ring. There’s a fine line between “thawed” and “warm” when it comes to puff pastry – it was impossible to unfold warm, so I chilled it and tried again, then used two new boxes of puff pastry. The recipe says to cut each bowl ring separately, but Sunny layered the pastry and cut them all at once, so that’s what I did. It all came out beautiful except for the “docked” bottom’s, which came out perfectly round like bubbles, so I served the dish in shallow bowls which was a gorgeous presentation. I forgot to peel the shrimp ahead of time so the wine (I used Sauvignon Blanc reduced longer than intended; my shrimp shell oversight probably saved the dish; the wine was a subtle flavor that may have overpowered the cream entirely.
Craig Hoffman
I made these and thought they were great. I added Creole seasoning to the shrimp and skipped the salt and pepper. I also added a bay leaf to the situation as Sunny puts it. I noticed the directions were a little different about how to make the bowls. I remembered how Sunny did it which seemed easier than the directions. This is a recipe that could be made during the week, however, I like to save it for a company because it has such a nice presentation. It looks like you really did a lot for such a simple meal. I think it easier if you have veggies cut in advance to make the cooking process go by faster. My family loves everything shrimp and this is another dish that will be added to make again meals. Also, the French toast was good too, but added a little vanilla flavoring which made it even better.
Michael Noble
Would be 5 stars if Pepperidge Farms patty shells were used. Why build your own patty shells when they can be had ready for the oven? However, if preparing the patty shells as Ina suggests, save the scraps, cut the scraps into cookies, sprinkle them with sugar and ground cinnamon, and bake them according to package instructions. You’ll then have some marvelous holiday “cookies”! (Sugar In The Raw is the best sugar for these cookies.

WGK, League City TX (a New Orleans transplant

Dana Carter
Soooo good! This was amazing and so fancy looking! Just don’t tell your friends how easy it was..

.I found that if I put the pastry bowls and tops in at the same time, the lids would burn before the bowls were finished. So I put the bowls in and waited about 10 minutes. Also, I put the pastry in when I add the cream to the sauce. That way, the bowls come out as the sauce is finishing and everything is nice and hot!

This dish is very rich, but oh so delicious!

Mike Mitchell
This dish is a really impressive and elegant looking dish. It’s very rich, creamy and delicious. It’s also not too difficult if you cheat and use the puff pastry shells.

I can’t imagine how much a pain it would be to assemble this recipe with regular puff pastry sheets though, if you don’t have metal pastry rings, and in the right size for that matter, which I don’t have. Probaby the back of a muffin tin could work to out line the circular shape of the dough.

Anyway, I love the taste of puff pastry, and the combination of the shrimp, the wine, the cream and the mushrooms seem to me a match made in heaven. For me, this dish goes in the “special occastions” recipe files because it’s the type of dish that when you bring to the table people go ‘wow!’

 

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