Name: Famous chicken pie
Cook time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: "200 g unsalted butter"; "2 onions, finely chopped"; "4 leeks, trimmed, cleaned and finely chopped"; "2 garlic cloves, crushed"; "7,5 ml chopped thyme "; "500 g smoked streaky bacon, diced"; "30 g tarragon, leaves picked and chopped"; "30 g flat leaf parsley, leaves picked and chopped"; "30 ml Dijon mustard"; " salt and pepper"; "150 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting if needed"; "1,5 l milk"; " 1 medium chicken, about 1,5kg, roasted, or leftover roast chicken, meat removed from bone, skinned and shredded, about 500g "; "500 g puff pastry, in a block or ready-rolled"; "2 egg yolks, beaten"

11 Oct 2021

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Crisp and flaky pastry on top of nourishing and hearty creamy chicken with bacon and sweet leeks, it’s a real crowd-pleaser and ideal if you have people around for dinner at short notice.

1. Melt 50g of the butter in a large pan over medium heat, add the onions and leeks and sweat for about 10 minutes until soft and translucent.

2. Add the garlic and thyme and cook for about 5 minutes, then stir in the bacon and cook for another 5 minutes.

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