In South Africa, the humble Chicken Pot Pie has a Cape Dutch-Malay heritage… but variations are everywhere. Most of the recipes are wonderful … although … many eliminate the potato … which I cannot.
South Africans seem to spend great attention in the preparation their foods…. and in particular, their meats … which I admire. In that spirit, in preparation for the Chicken Pot Pie ‘assembly’, I smoked and barbecued my chicken, ham and bacon over some of my favorite woody flavors: Southern hickory, California red oak and Texas mesquite!
Tomorrow, I put it all together for our anniversary.
Stay tuned… Recipe to follow. Jenny Craig, forgive me.
Roger Freberg