Chicken pot pie soup

For the stock

• 1 chicken whole
• 2 onion halved
• 3 carrot roughly chopped
• 2 celery roughly chopped, stalks
• handful fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary, parsley, sage, bay leaf)
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp peppercorns
• 2 tsp salt
• water to cover

for the soup

• 2 tbsp butter or oil
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 2 carrot peeled and finely chopped
• 1 celery finely chopped, stalk
• 2 cups peas frozen
• 2 cups vegetable of your choice, optional
• 3 garlic crushed/minced, cloves
• 2 tsp dried herbs oregano, thyme, Italian seasoning, of your choice
• 2 tbsp flour
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup heavy cream aka whipping cream
• 1-2 tsp lemon juice
• salt to taste
• black pepper to taste

Pastry tops

• puff pastry or pie crust
• 1 egg beaten