These beauties are fiddly to make but worth the effort. Watch the video for some assembly tips.
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Ingredients
- 25 g butter
- 2 banana shallots finely diced
- 1 stick celery finely diced
- 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 60 g chestnut mushrooms sliced
- 200 g cooked chicken
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp vermouth or dry sherry
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 70 ml chicken stock
- 2 tbsp creme fraiche
- 500 g puff pastry block
- 1 egg beaten
Instructions
- In a sauté pan melt the butter, add the onions and celery and cook over a low light until soft. Turn the heat up a little, add the thyme leaves and mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms turn golden.
- Add the cooked chicken, flour, mustard, vermouth or sherry, squeeze of lemon and chicken stock and let it bubble for a few minutes. Reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes, add creme fraiche and season with salt and pepper. Give everything a good stir. Tip into a bowl and leave to cool. Put in the fridge for at least an hour or until needed.
- When you're ready to cook, preheat the oven to 200c fan. Place a baking sheet in the oven to warm.
- Roll out the pastry large enough to cut out 2 circles the size of a saucer and 2 circles the size of a side plate. Line a baking tray with baking parchment. Place the saucer size circles on a large piece of baking parchment or silicone sheet, divide the chicken mixture between the two circles leaving a 2 cm edge. (See video for tips).
- Roughly score the edges, paint with beaten egg, place the larger circle over the chicken. Gently press the edges, then using a sharp knife, rough the edges to seal completely. Finish by scoring half moon lines into the pithivier. Brush with more egg.
- Slide the baking paper loaded with the pithiviers onto the preheated baking sheet. Place in the oven and cook for 20 minutes or until the pastry is a deep golden brown.
Nutrition
Calories: 833kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 25gFat: 54gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 29gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 428mgPotassium: 379mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 187IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 5mg
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