Dinner for 4

Chicken Ham Leek Pie

Name: Chicken Ham Leek Pie
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 450 ml chicken stock; 3 chicken breast; 75 g butter; 2 sliced leek; 2 cloves minced garlic; 50 g plain flour; 200 ml milk; 3 tbsp white wine; 150 ml double cream; 150 g ham; spinkling sea salt; 1 pinch pepper; 350 g plain flour; 200 g butter; 1 free-range egg; 1 tbls cold water; 1 free-range egg

Chicken and ham simmer with leeks in a creamy sauce, then bake beneath a buttery egg pastry crust.

$3.71per serving $$$

75 minstart to table

4servings

British and Irish High-protein Family Dinners Holiday

Ingredients

450 ml chicken stock
3 chicken breast
75 g butter
2 sliced leek
2 cloves minced garlic
50 g plain flour
200 ml milk
3 tbsp white wine
150 ml double cream
150 g ham
spinkling sea salt
1 pinch pepper
350 g plain flour
200 g butter
1 free-range egg
1 tbls cold water
1 free-range egg

Steps

Heat the oven to 425 F and simmer the chicken breasts in the stock for 10 minutes, until they reach 165 F.
Melt 75 grams butter in a skillet, cook the leeks and garlic for 4 minutes, then stir in 50 grams flour.
Whisk in the milk, wine, and cream, simmer until thick, then stir in the ham, shredded chicken, salt, and pepper.
Rub 200 grams butter into 350 grams flour, mix in one egg and the cold water, and form a pastry.
Spread the filling in a 9-inch pie dish, cover it with the pastry, and brush the top with the remaining beaten egg.
Bake the pie for 20 minutes, until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbling.

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