0.5 pound andouille sausage cut into scant 1/2-inch cubes
1 tablespoon butter
0.3 teaspoon thyme leaves dried
2 large garlic cloves minced
0.5 cup heavy whipping cream
1.5 pounds shrimp deveined uncooked peeled cut into 1-inch pieces
3.5 cups leeks white green sliced ( and pale parts only; from 3 large)
1 sheet puff pastry frozen thawed (half of 16-ounce packag e all-butter puff pastry or half of 17.3-ounce package regular puff pastry)
8 ounce red-skinned potato peeled cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1.5 ounce concentrated classic seafood stock mixed with 2 cups water; (such as Glace de Fruits de Mer Gold)
0.3 cup vermouth dry white dry
Equipment
bowl
frying pan
oven
whisk
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Roll out pastry onfloured surface to 12-inch square.
Cut outfour 5 1/2-inch rounds.
Place on parchment-linedbaking sheet; bake until golden, about15 minutes. Cool on sheet. DO AHEAD: Can bemade 1 day ahead. Wrap airtight and storeat room temperature.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Whisk creamand flour in small bowl. Melt butter inlarge skillet over medium heat.
Add leeksand sauté until tender, about 10 minutes.
Add andouille and garlic and sauté 4minutes.
Add vermouth; simmer until liquidevaporates, about 3 minutes.
Add seafoodstock mixture and thyme. Bring to simmer.
Add potato and cook uncovered until tender,about 6 minutes.
Add cream mixture to skillet; stir.Simmer until sauce thickens and boils,about 3 minutes. Reduce heat.
Add shrimp;simmer until just opaque in center, about3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Divide hot filling among four 1 1/4-cupbaking dishes. Top each with pastry round.
Bake until filling bubbles, about 5 minutes.
Concentrated classicseafood stock is available at many fishmarkets and from amazon.com.