Chicken pie is a dish that has a long history and many variations in different cultures.
In England, chicken pie became particularly popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It was often served for breakfast or as a main course for lunch. Traditional English chicken pie is made of puff pastry filled with chicken meat, vegetables (carrots, onions) and spices.
Today, chicken pie is still relevant in many countries of the world. It can be prepared in different ways: from the classic English pie to more modern variants with the addition of cheese, potatoes and other ingredients. Chicken pie can be a main course, an appetizer or a dessert, depending on the recipe and serving.
Ingredients for the pastry:
- flour – 250 g;
- dry yeast – 1 tsp;
- sugar – 1 tsp;
- salt – 1 tsp;
- water – 200 ml.
Ingredients for the filling:
- vegetable oil – 40 ml;
- onion – pcs;
- red pepper – pcs;
- green pepper – pcs;
- chicken breast – 200 g;
- soy sauce – 1 tbsp;
- ground red pepper – a pinch;
- black pepper – a pinch;
- oregano – a pinch;
- salt – ⅓ tsp;
- parsley – 6 sprigs.
Preparation of chicken pie:
Combine flour with sugar, salt and yeast. Gradually pour warm water into the flour, knead the dough for a couple of minutes. Then leave the dough under cellophane for 20 minutes. Chop
finely the onion, red and green peppers
.
Fry the onions and peppers in a frying pan with vegetable oil. Cut the chicken into small pieces and put it with the vegetables.
Fry the chicken until it turns white, then pour in the soy sauce, salt, red and black pepper, oregano. Knead the dough, divide into two parts.
Roll out one of the parts of the dough into a round layer with a diameter 2-3 cm larger than the diameter of the pan. Similarly roll out the second roll.
Put one layer on the pan, put ½ of the filling on the bottom. Grate cheese, chop parsley, sprinkle a layer of stuffing.
On the layer of cheese and herbs put the rest of the stuffing, tamp it down. Place the second layer on top of the filling, trying to place it completely inside the pan.
Put the edges of the first layer on top, glue
it to
the top layer of dough. Fry the pie on both sides in the frying pan until golden.
You get a juicy tasty chicken pie. After cooking the top can be sprinkled with herbs.
