Simple Way to Prepare Perfect Creamy Chicken, ham and leek pie

Creamy Chicken, ham and leek pie. Chicken Ham and Leek Pie, a British pub favourite that is equally a family favourite. A chicken and ham mix in a creamy leek sauce topped of with a buttery flaky crust. This pie is all about the ingredients that it is made up with.

Stir the chicken, ham and leeks into the cooled sauce. Pour the chicken filling into the pie dish. Brush the rim of the dish with beaten egg.

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Chicken Ham and Leek Pie, a British pub favourite that is equally a family favourite. A chicken and ham mix in a creamy leek sauce topped of with a buttery flaky crust. This pie is all about the ingredients that it is made up with.

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook creamy chicken, ham and leek pie using 17 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Chicken, ham and leek pie:

1. {Make ready of For the filling :.
2. {Take 450 ml of chicken stock.
3. {Take 3 of chicken breasts, skinned.
4. {Take 75 g of butter.
5. {Get 2 of leeks, trimmed and cut into 1 cm slices.
6. {Prepare 2 of , garlic cloves, crushed.
7. {Prepare 50 g of plain flour.
8. {Take 200 ml of milk.
9. {Make ready 3 tbsp of white wine.
10. {Take 150 ml of double cream.
11. {Make ready 150 g of piece thickly carved ham, cut into 2 cm chucks.
12. {Take of Sea salt flakes.
13. {Make ready of Ground pepper.
14. {Take of For Pastry:.
15. {Take 350 g of plain flour.
16. {Get 200 g of butter.
17. {Prepare 1 of large egg with 1 tbsp cold water, plus 1 egg beaten to glaze a.

Stir the chicken, ham and leeks into the cooled sauce. Tip the chicken filling into the pie dish. Brush the rim of the dish with beaten egg. Roll the reserved ball of pastry in the same way as the.

Steps to make Creamy Chicken, ham and leek pie:

1. Heat the chicken stock in a lidded saucepan. Add the chicken breast and bring to low simmer. Cover with a lid and cook for 10 minutes. Remove the chicken breast from the water and place on a plate. Pour the cooking liquor into a bowl..
2. Melt 25 g of butter in a saucepan over a low heat. Stir leeks and fry for 2 minutes..
3. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute..
4. Add remaining butter and stir in the flour as soon as the butter has melted. Cook for 30 seconds..
5. Slowly pour the milk into a pan, little by little. Gradually add 250 ml of the reserved stock and the wine..
6. Stirring until the stock is smooth and thickened slightly. Bring to a gentle simmer for 3 minutes..
7. Season the mixture. Remove from the heat and stir in the cream. Pour into a large bowl and cover the surface of the sauce with cling wrap to prevent a skin form. Set aside to cool..
8. Preheat the oven to 200 C. Put a baking trays in the oven to heat..
9. For the pastry, put the flour and butter in a food processor and blend until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the beaten egg and water and blend until mixture form a ball..
10. Portion off 250 g of pastry for the lid..
11. Roll the remaining pastry out on a lightly floured surface, turning the pastry frequently until around 5mm thick and 4 cm larger than the pie dish..
12. Press the pastry firmly up the sides, making sure there are no air bubbles. Leave the excess pastry overhanging the sides..
13. Cut the chicken breast into 3 cm pieces. Stir the chicken, ham, leeks into the cooled sauce..
14. Pour the chicken filling into the pie dish. Brush the rim of the dish with beaten egg. Roll out reserved pastry for the lid..
15. Cover the pie with the pastry lid and press the edges together firmly to seal. Trim any excess pastry.
16. Make a small hole in a centre of the pie. Glaze the top of the pie with beaten egg..
17. Bake on a preheated tray in the centre of the oven for 30 - 40 minutes or until the pie is golden brown all over and the filling is pipping hot..
18. Enjoy.

Mix the cooked chicken in a bowl with the cooked ham, leeks, peas and parsley. Discard the excess oil from the roasting tin, put the tin directly over a medium heat and fry the onion a little longer if not well browned. Stir the chicken and ham into the cooled sauce. Pour the chicken filling into the pie dish. Brush the rim of the dish with beaten egg.

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