Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients

• Pie pastry of puff pastry
• Olive oil
• 1/2 onion finely chopped
• 1/2 lb boneless chicken
• 1 cup mushrooms
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp chopped sundried tomatoes
• 1/2 cup each chopped celery and carrots
• 1 cup chicken stock
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tbsps Beurre manie – parts butter and flour
• 1/4 cup parsley
• Extra butter for ramekins

Instructions

1. If using puff pastry, defrost according to the package instructions
2. If using my pie dough recipe, knead together and let rest for half an hour
3. In a dutch oven, heat some oil and then sweat the onions, add the chicken and when slightly brown add the mushrooms
4. Add the cumin, paprika and sundried tomatoes
5. Add the celery and carrots
6. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Cover and cook for a few minutes
7. Add the cream
8. Using a strainer and a whisk, add the 2 tbsps of the beurre manie and whisk to incorporate
9. Add the parsley and leave to cool
10. Grease the ramekins with butter
11. Roll out and cut one large circle to fill the inside of the ramekin and blind bake in the pre heated oven for about 5 - 7 minutes. I added some beans at the bottom to keep the dough from rising.
12. In the meantime roll out a smaller dough circle for the top of the ramekin and using a smaller cookie cutter cut out a bit for the steam to escape.
13. Remove the ramekins from the oven, fill with the Chicken filling and return to the oven for another 15 – 20 mins till the tops are golden brown.