That hot water crust is brilliant, probably the fastest pastry recipe I've ever seen without sacrificing flavor.

Those pie crusts were beautifully crimped around the outside, round the outside, round the outside.

I knew it was time to rediscover the long forgotten culinary art of baking your leftovers into a pie. :D

Your lovely voice sends me to sleep (in the nicest possible way) As a retired restaurant owner and chef, I don't need recipes or help on how to cook...but you transform the whole business into such an easy way for folks to learn, and make everything so simple and encouraging.. It's so relaxing.. Thank you.

Chef John well done, a pot pie has a bottom and not just a top crust!!! Well done!!

I've never made any of Chef John's recipes. I watch the show only for his wonderful ASMR voice.

I love holiday ham on Christmas and I love pot pies so I have to try this!

Those are the cutest dishes and the pie looks so yummy

CHEF JOHN!!! You just made me unafraid to make a pie crust!!! THANK YOU!!! 😊

One of the best things about Christmas cooking is finding great recipes to make with leftovers. These pies are so perfect for a cold winter's evening. A hearty and cozy meal. Thank you, Chef John 🎄🎅❤

made a couple the other day and I was shocked, *shocked* by how easy the pastry dough was to work with. thanks a ton, chef

Yum! Can't go wrong with ham and peas.

I missed Wed's chat and did not know what today's recipe would be. I was at the supermarket and noticed some nice quality pot pies on sale, but I thought, I bet Chef John has a recipe I could make myself. And, he did! Thanks, Chef John!

These look delicious! I think I'd toss in some diced potatoes too.

I was having massive anxiety these were not going to have a bottom and I'd have to disavow my favorite YT chef but of course it was for naught. Bravo CJ thank you.

A quick note to you to say Thank You, John for all the joy you have afforded my wife and I with your very talented recipes, and most important, brilliantly placed thoughts and comments. Please please. Write a "Food Wishes Book" OK, we're retired, you probably already have 15 books... sorry... just advise.. Fred and Pat Tippett from Bumpass, Virginia (home of the Michelin 3 Star 🌟 Slovokpotamok) 😊

The pot pie filling (ham, beef, chicken/turkey) with the addition of vegetable, beef, or chicken/turkey stock would make a delightful soup/chowder. 🍜

"Crimpin' ain't easy" would make great tshirt.

Hi Chef John, it's Mike Florence and I hope you and your good lady are well. I'm a seafood chef in the county of Kent, England. Thaaaaanks for this GREAT festive recipe, a real MUST-TRY. Cheers, Mike.

I did this last night but used "warm, stale" water and it still turned out fantastic! Haha. Thanks Chef John.

The only voice that tops yours chef doing the hot water pastry crust is a gentleman named John Kirkwood. You are both aces sir.

Bloody beautiful. We aussies love our pies. mmmmmm pie.

Great idea for leftovers and great to see the pie with a bottom like we eat pies in Australia.Watching the Boxing Day cricket is the perfect situation lol. I was in Queensland and had a King Prawn in garlic rue in a pie it was sublime. So many versions with steak Bacon & cheese Curry (chicken) Tomato and onion Butter chicken Love the show

I've been fascinated with British meat pie recipes and this one looks easy enough for me to try. I hope you post more!

I'm so glad to have seen this video, as I'm the one buying and cooking the ham for Christmas.

Sounds lovely ❤

Wow. Yummy!

Devine

Three of my favorite things!

A work of art Chef......Cheers!!

I also like diced potatoes in my pot pies.

New record for puns/minute. Nice work!

I made chicken pot pie tonight. Tomorrow, ham pot pie.

Omg, they look wonderful! Well played Chef John!

You can tell its the holiday from the random rosemary 🥰🥰🥰

Yummy! 😊

I love this presentation. It gives me so many ideas.

On a hayride, singing Christmas carols ... ain't nobody like Chef John!

Yum!

WOW!! Absolutely beautiful presentation.

These look amazing

Those look delectable ! Thank you !

Looks delicious, that crust looks easy

Sounds tasty!

Thank you Chef John! We made this recipe yesterday - it was so delicious and so easy. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas🕊️

i needed some good old style YT and Chef John

Fantastick.

Awesome. I'll have to make these for sure

Chef John , another outstanding recipe and presentation !!!

I like peas and green beans in my pot pie as well as potatoes

That looks so good

If you add black eyed peas instead you could use it for a New Year dinner, lunch,snack,etc.

This is basically the method I’ve used for pot pie for years. Except the hot water crust. I’m going to have to try that. I’ve been using a traditional pie crust.

your videos are so cozy

For some reason the pork pie has never caught on in the US. As a tween my mother fed them to me consistently and they are a perfect snack or meal. Very portable. I'm an American but we lived in the UK for a while. I can attest to the hot-water crust being legit. I must make some

I substituted the chicken stock for ham stock and added a bit more green peas. It was like a "ham and split pea soup" pot pie!

Serendipitous! I just picked up my smoked ham from a church fundraiser. A ham is one of my favorite holiday items. Mainly for split pea soup and pumpkin bean soup, both of which are exceptional with ham. I can’t wait to try this too! I might be handing out pies for Christmas! 😂❤

I just had a conversation with a co-worker, why their's such a thing as water crackers. We work in a deli & make chicken salad. I guess to scoop up the chicken salad.I told her I'd read that sailors and cowboys ate something called hard tack. Flour, salt & water. Fills an empty hole in the stomach. But the addition of butter? Oh yeah!👍

Ham Sale = knew you'd come through for me Chef John!

Hi chef, thank you for the recipe.. will try it for christmas dinner 😍

I make some sort if pot pie every year for thanksgiving and Christmas. My mother can not eat gluten so i have to make this gluten free. Instead of making a crust I make biscuits and serve them with the uncrusted pot pie filling/soup. As a thickening i use some corn starch and gelatin.

❤ it!

Pretty pot 🥧

these look fantastic !! 😭

Catastrophic Gravy Leakage. That was my band's name in high school.

I forking love this!

As a seasoned pieman, I heartily approve.

Making holiday pork pies this week. Nothing better 😊

ooooo solid meal prepping idea too.... might actually have to try this :]

to me a pie is fully in cased in pastry

wondering if these could be done in a cupcake/muffin tray? dont have the tiny ramekins, and have limited space to buy more stuff for my kitchen.

Your puns never fail to put me on the floor laughing.

Chef John since I found your channel 6 years ago I’ve gained 20 pounds but I’ve never been happier!

So hungry...

My mom made beef pot pie very similar to this from leftover roast and veggies but she used milk instead of water in the crust.

10 a.m. in the morning I'm watching this. I'm trying to chain myself to my armchair not to rush and prepare this and choke on it. Your recipes always make my day, they're always joyful. But this... I don't even have ham being sold in my country. Thank you for the adorable inspiration you've given. I respect and amire your work so much.

Looks delicious. I’m trying it. It’ll be my first time making any kind of pie. Wish me luck:)

I adore ham and potpies but never had a ham potpie. I want this inside of me. Stay groovy Chef!

Respect for making the actual bottom layer to the pie and not just doing that silly billy thing of putting just a top layer of crust on top of a soup👍👍👍👍

This is EXACTLY how I make pot pies, but I use TUNA instead of ham. I loved Banquet tuna pot pies, so I figured out how to make them on my own. I use traditional pie crust, but will be trying THIS method soon. These things freeze QUITE well, also. I make a few dozen and then freeze them for when I "get the urge"......

Double crust! Yes. They cover the top only w/puff pastry is the lazy persons method. And perhaps not even worthy of a few shakes of cayenne.

Probably like 15 to 20 years ago I saw a potpie recipe on a TV that called for two pot pie crusts "boiling water crust" for the bottom and regular for the top. I searched a bit but never found any info online about boiling water crusts and half questioned whether I remembered the recipe correctly at some point. Now I realize I probably would had much more success searching the term "hot water crust" instead. This looks great though and I doubt I would ever actually go through with the two pie crusts as it seems like too much work just to have flakey crust on top. On a somewhat related note, i believe the crust is the best part of a pot pie and I've always been disappointed by recipes that just cover the top of a ramekin with a circle of dough and call it a pie.

I never knew you could make a roux with veggies in it....

It smacks of ham!

Steak and ale pie please

Who ever said crimping ain't easy never met Chef John 😂

This looks very good. I would only add some diced potatoes. I love potatoes and ham. cheese?

An "all-sides" pie! I've had people telling me I was a pie heathen because I lined my big muffin tin with a crust on my pies! :D

Just in time to fix my afternoon

Nice job! But could you maybe use a smaller ramekin....you know, for any Lilliputian dinner guests who might show up?

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ good

"I regret overstuffing these not at all." Words to live by.

When I make pot pies I fill a Short loaf pan with a thick pie crust lining let's be honest It's all about the crust I make enough dough that I have to throw some out 🤗👍

How is it possibly that this is the first I have heard of this hot crust technique?? I think it’s time for me to get back on the pot pie wagon.

"Pressing, Needing and Squeezing" .. Reminds me of some of my relationships.

Dear Chef John, I consider you to be the internet chef with the best sense of humor, but you’ve entirely missed the opportunity to wear an ironic pork pie hat !!!!

I was so confused the first time I saw a hot water crust being made. It broke all the rules! But it worked.

"You can eat it while still potted". Me or the pie?

Hot water crust is super underrated here in the US. I prefer it to the traditional crust

OH WITH SOME POTATO 😋😋😛