Oyster Pie with Buttermilk Biscuits

Name: Oyster Pie with Buttermilk Biscuits
Ingredients: 3 cups (13 1/2 oz.) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1 1⁄2 tsp. kosher salt; 1⁄4 tsp. baking soda; 3 sticks chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 1⁄4 cups buttermilk, chilled; 2 tbsp. olive oil; 10 oz. smoked country ham, finely diced; 2 stalks celery, finely chopped; 2 bulbs fennel, finely chopped; 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped; Kosher salt; freshly ground black pepper; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 cup (4 1/2 oz.) all-purpose flour; 4 cups whole milk; 2 bunches Swiss chard, or spinach leaves, stems removed, roughly chopped; 7 oz. shucked oysters (2 dozen); 1⁄2 cup finely chopped chives; 1⁄4 cup absinthe or Pernod; 1 tbsp. finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

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This homage to classic oyster stew is packed full of Swiss chard and shot through with smoky ham and absinthe, which perfumes each steaming bite.

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