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Chicken and Chorizo Pie

A creamy and flavorful pie filled with chicken, chorizo, and mushrooms.

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British
medium
5h 0m
4
nut-free
Prep: 2h 0m
Cook: 3h 0m
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John Kirkwood
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Ingredients
  • 100 g Chorizo sausagediced
  • 200 g Chicken breastdiced
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 100 g Chestnut mushroomsdiced
  • 0.5 tsp Smoky paprika(optional)mild
  • 75 ml Chicken stockor half chicken stock cube dissolved in hot water
  • Black pepper(optional)to taste
  • 2 Spring onionschopped
  • 100 ml Double cream
  • 2 tbsp Cornflourmixed with cold water
  • 1 tbsp Parsley(optional)chopped
  • 300 g Flourfor pastry
  • 75 g Lardfor pastry
  • 75 g Butterfor pastry
  • 1 tsp Saltfor pastry
  • 1 Eggfor egg wash
  • 1 tbsp Milkfor egg wash
Instructions
  1. 1

    Dice the chorizo sausage and chicken breast into small pieces.

    5 min

  2. 2

    Heat olive oil in a pan and fry the chicken until white.

    10 min

  3. 3

    Add the chorizo to the pan and fold it in.

    3 min

  4. 4

    Add diced mushrooms and mix well.

    3 min

  5. 5

    Optionally add smoky paprika and mix.

    1 min

  6. 6

    Add chicken stock and season with black pepper.

    2 min

  7. 7

    Add chopped spring onions and cream, mix well.

    2 min

  8. 8

    Thicken with cornflour mixed with water.

    1 min

  9. 9

    Add chopped parsley and mix.

    1 min

  10. 10

    Cool the filling completely and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

    2h 0m

  11. 11

    Prepare hot water crust pastry by melting lard and butter in water, then mix with flour and salt.

    15 min

  12. 12

    Roll out pastry and cut bases and lids for pie tins.

    20 min

  13. 13

    Fill pastry cases with chilled filling, cover with lids, and seal edges.

    10 min

  14. 14

    Preheat oven to 170°C (340°F) and bake pies for 50 minutes.

    50 min

Equipment Needed
pan
knife
spatula
pie tins
rolling pin
oven

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