Guide to Prepare Chicken, Ham and Leek Pie in 21 Minutes for Mom

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken, ham and leek pie using 18 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken, Ham and Leek Pie:

1. Make ready For The Filling
2. Get Chicken stock - Flavoured with Herbs (Thyme, Rosemary and Black Peppercorns)
3. Prepare Chicken Thighs - Skinned and Boned
4. Make ready Large Leeks
5. Make ready Unsalted Butter (important if using Salty Pork Hoc)
6. Prepare Plain Flour
7. Take Double cream (can us whipping cream if not available)
8. Prepare Pork Hoc - Cooked and Shredded
9. Make ready English Mustard
10. Get Cheddar Grated - I used Mild but up to taste
11. Prepare Salt and Pepper
12. Get For the Pastry
13. Make ready Plain Floor
14. Take Sml Egg
15. Get Unsalted Butter
16. Take Lard Diced (or you can use the Chicken schmaltz when making your own stock if you have it)
17. Get water
18. Make ready Egg to Glaze

This recipe for Chicken, Ham & Leek Pot Pie cooks in the slow cooker and is finished in the oven. It turns pot pie into an amazing weeknight dinner! People talked about pie and they never meant sweet pies. It was always a pork pie, or steak & mushroom and I quickly realized that pie in this country is.

Steps to make Chicken, Ham and Leek Pie:

1. Put Chicken Stock in a saucepan add 5 Sprigs of rosemary 5 sprigs of thyme and 5 peppercorns. Bring to a simmer, then infuse over a low heat for 5 minutes. Then strain to leave just the Stock.
2. Add the chicken thighs to the pan, bring back to a simmer and cook gently for 20 minutes. Add the leeks and cook for 10-15 minutes until soft.
3. Strain the stock into a clean bowl, and set aside the chicken and leeks to cool.
4. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a medium-low heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute to make a roux. Swap the spoon for a whisk. Slowly add the reserved chicken stock to the roux, whisking constantly to keep the sauce smooth. Continue cooking the sauce over a medium-low heat for 2–3 minutes, or until the sauce thickens.
5. Remove from Heat and Add Cheese and allow to melt, add the Cream and mustard.
6. Then Return all the Leeks, Ham and chicken to the sauce and stir to combine. Allow to Cool.
7. Place the flour and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Pour in the eggs. Mix on a medium speed until well incorporated- About 30 secs.
8. Melt the butter, lard and 250ml water in a small saucepan over a medium heat. Turn the mixer to a low speed and gradually pour in the warm liquid, stopping as soon as a dough forms. (You can do this by hand with a large bowl and Spoon).
9. Spoon the cooled filling into a oven Proof dish, then roll out the pasty so bigger than the top. Place the pasty on the top and push around the edges trimming any excess.
10. Brush the surface evenly with beaten egg and cut a small hole in the middle of the top, to allow the steam to escape. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes (or upto a day) to allow the pastry to set.
11. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. and cook for 35-40min until pastry is golden and filling is bubbling. Take out of the Oven and rest for 5 mins before serving.

This chicken pie is a family favourite. I have not always had the best outcomes with pastry but this was a winner. Using ham hock fat to render some fat and cook the ham and chicken just until chicken is browned off. Remove and cook leeks with butter until sweated off To make the pie sauce; add flour to same pan for leeks, cook stirring until combined with pan residue. Gradually add reduced wine and stock.

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