Chicken & Mushroom Pie

Major International Ltd

Major International

Standard Supplier 4th March 2019
Major International Ltd

Major International

Standard Supplier

Chicken & Mushroom Pie

Why not celebrate #BritishPieWeek with a Chicken & Mushroom classic

Ingredients

  • Prepared Puff Pastry - 375g
  • Chicken (diced) - 850g
  • Button Mushrooms (sliced) - 150g
  • Shallots (finely diced) - 75g
  • Butter (salt free) - 25g
  • Water - 500ml
  • Major Chicken Stock Base Paste - 25g
  • Lime Juice - 5ml
  • Double Cream - 200ml
  • Cornflour - 35g
  • Freshly Ground Black Pepper - To taste

Method

1. Put butter in a pan and fry shallots lightly without colour.
2. Add chicken and seal.
3. Add button mushrooms to chicken.
4. Pour boiling water over Major Chicken Stock Base Paste and mix well. Pour the stock over the chicken.
5. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.
6. Mix cornflour with a little water, stir in lime juice and season with pepper.
7. Stir in cream and simmer for two minutes.
8. Put in a pie dish and leave to cool.
9. Cover with puff pastry and brush with beaten egg.
10. Bake in centre of pre-heated oven at 450° / gas mark 8 for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
For a FREE sample of our Major Chicken Stock Base Paste head on over to our website - www.majorint.com

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