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Chicken, Bacon and Leek Pie

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CHICKEN, BACON AND LEEK PIE

Since getting the new electric oven, I’ve been experimenting with some classic recipes. Here is the recipe I made for some sausage rolls.

Chicken, Bacon and Leek Pie

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 chicken thighs, skinned and boned, chopped
  • 1 large leek, thinly sliced
  • 4 rashers streaky bacon, roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 100ml (or more) chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • zest of a lemon
  • thyme
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • olive oil extra virgin
  • Pack of ready-made puff pastry
  • egg yolk

METHOD

  1. Heat some olive oil in a frying pan.
  2. Fry the chicken, bacon and leek until cooked.
  3. Stir in the butter and add the flour. Mix well.
  4. Pour in the stock and stir well to make a fairly thick sauce, adding the thyme and the lemon zest.
  5. Cook for 5 or so minutes.
  6. Season with salt and pepper (if necessary).
  7. Roll out the pastry onto a flat surface.
  8. Put the chicken mixture in the middle and fold the pastry over to make parcels, sealing the edges and brushing the top with egg yolk.
  9. Cook in an over at 190ºC for 15-20 minutes.

Leek, mushroom and goat’s cheese quiche

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leek, mushroom and goat's cheese quiche with olive oil pastryI was really excited to find this recipe for pastry made with olive oil and couldn’t wait to try it. I was really pleased with the results: it was easy to make and came out beautifully crisp.
We used a deep dish, 28cm in diameter. A smooth surface works better than a fluted one as it makes it easier to spread the pastry out in the dish. The secret is not to leave any holes and get the sides as high as possible.

INGREDIENTS:
QUICHE MIXTURE:
4 large leeks, halved and thinly sliced
250g mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 handfuls grated hard goat’s cheese or strong cheddar
salt and pepper
4 large eggs
150ml milk
100ml cream
olive oil

OLIVE OIL PASTRY:
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup water

METHOD:
Heat the oven to 180ºC
Heat some oil in a large saucepan. Add the leeks, season with salt and pepper and gently fry until they are soft. Add the mushrooms and continue to cook gently until the mushrooms are cooked and most of the liquid has evaporated. Take off the heat and allow to cool.

Beat the eggs in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add the milk, cream and cheese and mix well.

To make the pastry, mix the flour and salt in a bowl with a fork. In another bowl, beat the oil and water together until thick. Pour into the flour and mix well with a fork. Press into the pie dish, making sure that there are no holes and that the pastry is evenly spread out, with not too much in the edges.

Prick the base with a fork and bake in the oven for 5-10 minutes.

Stir the leeks and mushrooms into the egg mixture. Stir in the cheese but keep some back.

Take out the dish and pour in the leek/mushroom/egg mixture and sprinkle over the remaining cheese.

Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes, turning after 20 minutes so that it cooks evenly.