Name: Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
Prep time: 43 min
Cook time: 52 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 1 pie
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée); 300 g cooked meat; 600 g mushrooms; 30 g goose fat; 2 leeks; 1 onion; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 250 ml liquid cream; 20 g beaten egg; 200 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée); Salt; Pepper

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 1

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.

Step 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 2

Dice 300 g cooked meat. Here I am using left-over chicken, which is ideal for this recipe.

Step 3 - ⌛ 10 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 3

Prepare 600 g mushrooms, then cut them into small pieces.

Step 4 - ⌛ 5 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 4

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.

Step 5 - ⌛ 10 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 5

Prepare and finely chop 2 leeks.

Step 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 6

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.

Step 7 - ⌛ 5 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 7

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.

Step 8 - ⌛ 1 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 8

Add the mushrooms and chicken. Mix well.

Step 9 - ⌛ 10 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 9

Add 250 ml liquid cream, mix and leave on low heat to reduce.

Step 10 - ⌛ 1 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 10

Stop cooking when the filling has thickened, then check the seasoning.

Leave to cool.

Step 11 - ⌛ 2 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 11

Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).

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

Step 12 - ⌛ 3 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 12

Fill the pie with the cold filling mixture.

Step 13 - ⌛ 2 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 13

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.

Step 14 - ⌛ 4 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 14

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.

Step 15 - ⌛ 30 min.

Rustic chicken and mushroom pie : Step 15

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.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	5 g RDI=7 %	9 g RDI=4 %	16 g RDI=21 %	198 kcal RDI=10 %	827 kJ RDI=10 %
Whole recipe	106 g RDI=162 %	210 g RDI=79 %	346 g RDI=474 %	4,386 kcal RDI=219 %	18,364 kJ RDI=219 %