Warm up over winter with our delicious savoury Moroccan Chicken pie. The dates in this recipe give it an unexpected sweet delight.
Filling
Ingredients
1 x 1 kg (approx.) Lilydale Free Range Chicken Thigh Fillets, in 1cm cubes
3 tblsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp ground turmeric
3 tsp ground cumin
3 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp salt
1 large onion, sliced
2 carrots, diced
1 long green chilli, finely diced
100g medjool dates, seed removed, roughly chopped
1 cup chicken stock
1 tblsp corn flour, mixed with 1 tablespoon hot water
1 1/2 cups flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
Method
Preheat oven to 220°C
Place chicken, 1 tblsp oil, garlic, turmeric, cumin, coriander in a bowl, and mix to coat chicken. Set aside
Heat 2 tblsp of olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion until soft, add chicken and stir for 5 minutes or until chicken is brown
Add carrots, chilli, dates and stock. Bring mixture to boil, add cornflour mix
Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes until sauce has thickened and chicken is cooked through. Remove from heat, set aside to cool
Pie
Ingredients
4 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 egg, lightly beaten
Method
To assemble the pie, stack 2 sheets of puff pastry on top of a lined baking tray
Spoon pie filling on to the centre of the pastry. Brush edges of pastry with beaten egg. Place remaining 2 sheets on top of each other. Roll out slightly with a rolling pin.
Place pastry on top of the pie filling, pressing down edges with a fork to join. Trim edges to make a 26cm round. Using a sharp knife score the top of the pastry. Brush with egg.