Chicken Pie Recipes

Ingredients :

400 g

1

1/2 cup

2

2

1 tsp

2 tbsp

Short Crust Pastry :

400 g

250 g

chicken meat, cut into large cubes

carrot, cubed

green peas

potatoes, quartered

hard boiled eggs, quartered

corn flour, mixed with a little water to form a paste

oil

flour

cold butter or margarine

pinch of salt

cold water to mix

1. In a bowl sieve the flour and salt together.
2. Add butter and cut into little cubes.
3. Then rub in butter lightly.
4. Mix in a little cold water at a time to form a pliable dough.
5. Knead lightly and leave to rest in the refrigerator for a few minutes.
6. Heat a pan with oil and fry the chicken, carrot and potatoes for a few minutes.
7. Then add salt and pepper to taste and cornflour mixture.
8. Leave to cook on low heat until chicken and vegetables are tender.
9. Then add in the green peas, stir fry and dish out.
10. Leave to cool.
11. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured board.
12. Grease a 20 cm round pie dish and place cooled chicken filling in.
13. Arrange quartered boiled eggs on top and then cover with pastry.
14. Trim pastry edges and flute with a fork.
15. Prick two holes in the center of the pastry.
16. Bake in moderate oven for 20 - 30 minutes or until pastry is done.
17. Remove from oven and cool slightly, before serving.

Serves 4 - 6

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