Chicken Pie Recipe
Ingredients
| 4- pound stewing chicken | ||
| Boiling water | 4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Onion | 1 Large, sliced | |
| Celery stalks | 2 , diced | |
| 1/4 teaspoon paprika, Salt to taste | ||
| Carrots | 6 , sliced | |
| Flour | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 2 tablespoons soft butter or margarine Plain Pastry or Rough Puff Pastry for single-crust 9-inch pie | ||
Directions
Cut chicken in serving pieces, and cover with boiling water.
Add onion, celery, paprika and salt.
Bring to boil.
Reduce heat, and simmer about 2 hours until chicken is tender, adding carrots for last 1/2 hour of cooking time.
Strain off stock, and chill chicken and stock quickly, uncovered.
Cut chicken meat from bones into large pieces.
Scrape fat from stock.
Heat 3 cups chicken stock (water or milk may be added if necessary to make up quantity).
Blend flour and butter or margarine, and use to thicken hot broth,continuing to stir until sauce is thick and smooth.
Add diced meat and additional seasoning to taste.
Cool again.
Fill large or individual casseroles with chicken mixture.
Cover with sheet of pas-try; cut slits to release steam.
Flute edge, and bake, allowing 12â€â€15 minutes at 475°F. for small pies and 20â€â€25 minutes at same heat for 2 large ones, or bake until pastry is golden brown.
Note: A roasting chicken or 2 small fryers may be used, but add 1â€â€2 chicken-bouillon cubes during cooking, and simmer only until tender.
Suitable pre-cooked vegetables may be added green peas, mushrooms or tiny new potatoes.
The chicken filling can be served as stew without pastry.
Add onion, celery, paprika and salt.
Bring to boil.
Reduce heat, and simmer about 2 hours until chicken is tender, adding carrots for last 1/2 hour of cooking time.
Strain off stock, and chill chicken and stock quickly, uncovered.
Cut chicken meat from bones into large pieces.
Scrape fat from stock.
Heat 3 cups chicken stock (water or milk may be added if necessary to make up quantity).
Blend flour and butter or margarine, and use to thicken hot broth,continuing to stir until sauce is thick and smooth.
Add diced meat and additional seasoning to taste.
Cool again.
Fill large or individual casseroles with chicken mixture.
Cover with sheet of pas-try; cut slits to release steam.
Flute edge, and bake, allowing 12â€â€15 minutes at 475°F. for small pies and 20â€â€25 minutes at same heat for 2 large ones, or bake until pastry is golden brown.
Note: A roasting chicken or 2 small fryers may be used, but add 1â€â€2 chicken-bouillon cubes during cooking, and simmer only until tender.
Suitable pre-cooked vegetables may be added green peas, mushrooms or tiny new potatoes.
The chicken filling can be served as stew without pastry.
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