21 January 2010

Another recipe



This is such an easy and tasty recipe, I have to share:

Chicken and Leek Pie (a variation of an original Jamie Oliver recipe - he uses wine, sausage, dark meat chicken - and... I don't - plus I add more leeks, carrots and celery and make the sauce a little thicker) -

1 lb diced white meat chicken
couple tbsps. extra virgin olive oil
a couple (I'll use Jamie's word here) knobs of butter
4 leeks (chopped - really washed carefully - can be gritty)
3 carrots (peeled, chopped - big pieces are tasty)
3 stalks of celery (a more fine chop on this)
handful fresh thyme (no stems!)
a few tbsps. flour
cup of milk
cup of water
salt
pepper

Olive oil, butter, chicken, leeks, carrots, celery, thyme in pan. Saute for 15 min. on medium heat (let it cook - stir now and then, really). Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sprinkle flour - turn up heat - add water and milk - mix it up - taste (everything is fully cooked) - salt and pepper. Cook 30 min.or so on stovetop - give or take - chicken should be tender. Pour into pie dish - cover with ready-made puff pastry - egg wash it - pop in oven for 30 - 45 min. (watch top so it doesn't burn). Good with mashed potatoes. Kids will eat it - lots of veggies.... Great as leftoevers - can make two at a time. Need I say more?

Happy cooking / eating.

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