Pork Pot Pie with Sweet Potato Biscuit Topping

I totally deviated from the meal plan this week.  It wasn't intentional, but on Tuesday morning I decided that I needed to make sweet potato biscuits.  I had a few potatoes that needed using up, and biscuits seemed to be the perfect vehicle for them.  The idea quickly morphed into one that included chopped pork served with said biscuits, and before I knew it the planned chicken was out the window and a pot pie was in the oven. 

It was perfectly seasonal and comforting, especially with the wild wet and windy weather we're experiencing, and it was like eating a casserole, only better.

Pork Pot Pie with Sweet Potato Biscuit Topping

• 2 - 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 4 large boneless pork chops, cut into 1" cubes
• 3 leeks, washed, trimmed and sliced
• 4 carrots, peeled, trimmed and sliced
• 3 celery stalks, washed and sliced
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons dried sage
• Salt and pepper
• Sweet potato biscuits

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Place the milk in a large pot over medium-low heat and warm. 

While the milk is warming, place the oil in a large dutch oven set over medium-high heat.  Add the pork and brown the sides of the meat, cooking for 2-3 minutes per side.  Do this in batches if necessary and once all of the pieces have been browned remove them to a plate and set aside.

Add more oil to the pan if necessary, and add the leeks, carrots and celery.  Cook 5-6 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft.  Add the pork back to the pot and sprinkle the flour over the mixture. Stir well and cook for 3 minutes.    

Pour the milk into the dutch oven, add the sage and season with salt and pepper. Stir constantly until the mixture is thickened, then remove from the stove top.

Make your sweet potato biscuit dough and cut out into 2" rounds.  Place the biscuits on top of the pork mixture, covering the surface completely.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown and puffy.  Remove and allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.

 

 

 

Comments

[Robyn @ Our Backyard 2 Yours]

This looks incredible! We'll be trying it out! Thanks!

[Patricia Fuller]

Pork is not a very healthy thing to eat. I would never serve it to my family. I follow the biblical food laws and eat only healthy food. My Lord's healthy food not the FDA's. I enjoyed all your other recipes Thank you for posting them. Pork, Shell-Fish and catfish are among the biblical un-healthy items used as food. They were created to clean the earth and waters they were never created to be food.

[Kimberley Olan]

Sounds delicious...and according to the bible, after our Lord's sacrifice, the only thing that is unclean is what comes out of man's mouth - not what goes in it. I look forward to trying this recipe. Thank you!

[Kirsty Mortimer]

Sound very yummy! Amen to you Kimberley and priase the Lord! one of my favorite meats is pork (and shellfish for that matter). Thanks for a wonderful recipe.

[Sydney in AK]

You said it, sister!!

[Nora]

Patricia....if you can't/won't eat pork, why are you reading and commenting on a pork pie recipe. Ridiculous! No one cares that you don't eat it, and spreading "words of the bible" on a recipe site is just annoying. Go spend time with your family that you mentioned you take such good care of instead of on here, boring people with your thoughts, which are supposed to be about the recipe.

[Nora]

PS...this biscuits are delicious:)