Name: Poulet en Croûte (Chieken Pie)
Yield: Serves 6.
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: Salt and pepper to taste; ⅛ teaspoon thyme; 1 teaspoon tomato paste; Bouquet garni; 2 cups white wine; ½ cup chicken stock; 4 tablespoons flour; ¼ cup Cognac; 2 shallots, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; ¼ pound butter; 2 onions, quartered; Recipe of puff pastry, or Pâte Brisée; 1 egg yolk; Beurre manié; 1 tablespoon water; 4 (¼-inch thick) slices salt pork, diced, or ¼ pound; Butter; 3 hard-cooked eggs; 1 pint mushrooms; 4 lamb kidneys