Chicken pie
Apart from the obvious chicken, this pie's puff pastry "lid" also conceals mushrooms, bacon, hard-boiled eggs and leeks.
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Last modified on: September 8th 2018
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
4 leeks - 2
300 g mushrooms - 3
300 g chicken breast - 4
1 shallot - 5
3 tablespoons olive oil - 6
½ lemon - 7 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 8
125 g small pieces of bacon - 9
1 tablespoon goose fat - 10
1 chicken stock cube - 11
150 ml water - 12
5 hard-boiled eggs - 13
150 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 14
20 g beaten egg - 15
salt - 16
pepper - Total weight: 2,380 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film. Freezes well.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 16 min. | 1 hour 13 min. | 2 hours 29 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 20 min.
Rinse 300 g mushrooms rapidly, then dry and cut into small pieces.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Cut 300 g chicken breast into medium-sized chunks.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add 1 shallot chopped, salt and pepper. Leave to cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Add the mushrooms and cook until they are soft.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Using the same pan, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil and add the chopped leeks.
Cook uncovered until they are just done, then salt and pepper.
Set aside.
Cook uncovered until they are just done, then salt and pepper.
Set aside.
Stage 8 - 7 min.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Still using the same pan, melt 1 tablespoon goose fat. When smoking hot, add the chicken pieces.
Fry rapidly until browned all over.
Fry rapidly until browned all over.
Stage 10 - 15 min.
Mix 1 chicken stock cube and 150 ml water to make a chicken stock. Add this to the pan and cook the chicken pieces gently in the stock (this method is called braising), uncovered.
If you can, use the juices from cooking poultry.
If you can, use the juices from cooking poultry.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).
Choose a gratin or pie dish and spread a layer of mushooms in the bottom.
Add the bacon on top.
Choose a gratin or pie dish and spread a layer of mushooms in the bottom.
Add the bacon on top.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
Then add a layer of leeks.
Stage 13 - 3 min.
A layer of chicken.
Stage 14 - 3 min.
And a layer of sliced hard-boiled eggs.
Pour any remaining chicken stock over the top.
Pour any remaining chicken stock over the top.
Stage 15 - 3 min.
Roll out the puff pastry to make a lid and pierce 2 holes, which will act as vents to let the steam escape.
Stage 16 - 5 min.
Trim off the overhanging pastry around the edge and tuck the pastry into the dish.
Stage 17 - 5 min.
Use the trimmings to make decorations to stick on the top.
Stage 18 - 3 min.
Glaze the pastry.
Stage 19 - 30 min.
Bake until the puff pastry is nicely browned.
Remarks
Chicken pie is very good reheated and freezes well.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 10.38 €
- Per person : 1.73 €
Source
After Gaston Lenotre.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, Special Parmesan baguettes, ... All |
| Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Paella, Chicken nems, Chicken club sandwich, Taos hotpot, Couscous, ... All |
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pecan fruit rolls , Apple and pear tart, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Cochelin d'Evreux, Strawberry feuilleté, ... All |
| Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio powder or paste, Quick courgette soup with cheese, Tomato foccacia, Blackcurrant liqueur, Creamy risotto with diced vegetables and flax seeds, ... All |
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