Rustic chicken and mushroom pie


Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
This homely looking pie gets back to what good, old-fashioned pies are all about: it's round, deep and has both a proper bottom and lid.

The one small concession to modernity is the use of puff pastry for a lighter, crisper crust.

The filling combines mushrooms, leeks and diced chicken in a cream sauce.
58K 10 3.7
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Last modified on: May 10th 2023

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43 min.52 min.1 hour 35 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Roll out 200 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) and line a deep, non-stick tin ( 8" or 20 cm diameter, preferably spring-form type) with this rolled-out pastry.

Trim off the excess pastry, leaving a rim of about half an inch (1 cm) overhanging around the edge. Set aside in the fridge.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Dice 300 g cooked meat. Here I am using left-over chicken, which is ideal for this recipe.

Stage 3 - 10 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Prepare 600 g mushrooms, then cut them into small pieces.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Pour 30 g goose fat into a saucepan on high heat. When really hot, add the mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes.

Salt and pepper at the end of cooking, after taking off the heat.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 10 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Prepare and finely chop 2 leeks.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Prepare and finely chop 1 onion. Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in the same pan as before, still on high heat. When really hot, add the chopped onion.

Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Add the chopped leeks, stir, then cover and cook for 4 or 5 minutes until the leeks are quite tender but still nice and green.

Salt and pepper.

Stage 8 - 1 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Add the mushrooms and chicken. Mix well.

Stage 9 - 10 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Add 250 ml liquid cream, mix and leave on low heat to reduce.

Stage 10 - 1 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Stop cooking when the filling has thickened, then check the seasoning.

Leave to cool.

Stage 11 - 2 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).

Glaze around the edge of the pastry case with beaten egg.

Stage 12 - 3 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Fill the pie with the cold filling mixture.

Stage 13 - 2 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Roll out 200 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) into a circle and make a small hole in the centre of this pastry lid to allow steam to escape during baking.

Stage 14 - 4 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Lay the pastry circle on top of the pie and press the edge down firmly to seal it.

trim off the overhanging pastry with scissors and glaze top.

Stage 15 - 30 min.
Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Bake for about 30 minutes, preferably low in the oven, with the tin directly on the shelf.

Do watch for the pastry browning towards the end of cooking.
Remarks
Everything up to stage 10 can be prepared the day before cooking.
Keeping
A few days in the fridge.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,876 Kcal or 12,041 Kj106 gr210 gr352 gr
144 %41 %20 %53 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
129 Kcal or 540 Kj5 gr9 gr16 gr
6 %2 %1 %2 %
Per pie
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,876 Kcal or 12,041 Kj106 gr210 gr352 gr
144 %41 %20 %53 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Sulfites, Egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 pie : 8.85 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
MushroomsMushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sauce Normande (for fish), Penne with Mushrooms, Quick flaky pizza, Summer Salmon Blanquette, Smoked haddock and leek fondue tartines, ... All
Cooked meatCooked meat: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cassoulet-style shepherd's pie., Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, Bistro sandwich, Alpine gratin, Gratin of leeks with Morbier cheese, ... All
Liquid creamLiquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crusty cockle tart, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms, Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus, Croque-monsieur complet, ... All
Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato and courgette tart, Mirlitons, Koulibiak in pie dish, Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Saint Honoré cake, ... All
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