Name: Rustic chicken & apricot pie
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 450g pack boneless, skinless chicken thigh; 1 medium onion quartered; 2 tsp coriander seed toasted; ½ tsp ground coriander; ¼ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 454g pack pork sausage meat squeezed from the skins; 200g pack bacon lardon; 2 tbsp chopped parsley; 12 ready-to-eat dried apricots; 340g pack mini chicken breast fillets; 100g lard plus extra for the tin; 450g plain flour plus extra for the tin; 3 tbsp milk; 1 egg beaten, to seal and glaze

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Rustic chicken & apricot pie

Rustic chicken & apricot pie

Sara Buenfeld

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Serves 10

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Prep: 1 hr

Cook: 1 hr and 30 mins

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Rustle up a homemade picnic pie for your al fresco feast, packed with bacon, pork sausages and dried fruit

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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450g pack boneless, skinless chicken thigh
1 medium onion

quartered
2 tsp coriander seed

toasted
½ tsp ground coriander
¼ tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
454g pack pork sausage

meat squeezed from the skins
200g pack bacon lardon
2 tbsp chopped parsley
12 ready-to-eat dried apricots
340g pack mini chicken breast

fillets

For the hot water pastry

100g lard

plus extra for the tin
450g plain flour

plus extra for the tin
3 tbsp milk
1 egg

beaten, to seal and glaze

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal565
fat30g
saturates11g
carbs41g
sugars6g
fibre3g
protein32g
salt2.9g

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Brush a 23cm springform tin with melted lard and dust with a little flour.
step 2

Whizz the chicken thighs in a food processor to mince them. Add the onion and blitz again to chop it. Tip into a bowl. Add the spices, sausagemeat, lardons, parsley and some salt. Mix really well.
step 3

To make the pastry, melt the lard in a saucepan with 150ml water and the milk. When melted, remove from the heat, tip in the flour and beat well. Knead on a lightly floured work surface, then roll out and use two-thirds to line the tin.
step 4

Spoon in half the sausage mixture and top with the apricots and half the chicken breasts. Cover with the rest of the sausage mixture, then press the remaining chicken breasts on top.
step 5

Roll out the remaining pastry and use to cover the pie. Press firmly onto the filling, then bring the pastry from the sides over the top and seal. Make a hole in the top of the pie for steam to escape, and brush well with the egg. Bake for 30 mins, then reduce oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and bake for 1 hr more. Cool in the tin.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2012

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