Chicken pie
2013-10-25- Cuisine: Portuguese
- Skill Level: Easy
- Servings : 4
- Prep Time : 15m
- Cook Time : 1:10 h
- Ready In : 1:25 h
If you want to prepare something special but have few ideas, we suggest this delicious chicken pie. It’s a very pleasant pie and simple to prepare! If you going to receive visits this recipe is an excellent option. Bon appetit!!!
Units: Metric (Units: US)
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts (about 800 grams (1 3/4 pounds))
- 50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
- 50 grams (1 3/4 ounces) raw bacon
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 medium onion
- Nutmeg (to taste)
- Coriander (to taste)
- 1 egg yolk
- 200 ml (1/2 pint (236 ml)) whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 200 grams (7 ounces) shortcrust pastry
- 125 grams (4 1/2 ounces) grated cheese
- Salt (to taste)
- For the béchamel sauce:
- 200 ml (about 1 cup) milk
- 2 tablespoons corn starch flour
- 1/2 tablespoon butter
- Pepper (to taste)
- Nutmeg (to taste)
- Salt (to taste)
- For the béchamel sauce:
- Place the butter in a saucepan and heat over low heat. When the butter start to melt, add the flour with a little milk and whisk until the flour is dissolved. Gradually add the rest of the milk, increase to medium heat and stir until a homogeneous and creamy mixture, about 10 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and season with a little salt, pepper and nutmeg. Mix the seasonings in the sauce and let cool. Béchamel sauce recipe.
- Place the chicken breasts cut into pieces, the coriander, the Worcestershire sauce, the peeled garlic, bacon cut into pieces, nutmeg, pepper and the salt in a food processor
and pulse until well chopped.
- Place the olive oil and the chopped onion in a frying pan and saute until the onion start to turn slightly golden brown, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken mixture, stir and cook over medium-low heat about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn off the heat and drain the chicken with a colander; set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
- Combine together the béchamel sauce, the cream and the egg yolk.
- Grease a pie pan (24 centimeters (9 1/2 inches)) with butter, line with the shortcrust pastry and prick the bottom with a fork.
- Place the chicken over the pastry
and drizzle with the béchamel mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese
and bake until golden brown, about 40 to 45 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and serve.