Chicken And Mushroom Vol-au-vent Recipe

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. # Put the chicken and giblets into a large saucepan then add bay leaves, salt, pepper, onion and carrots
  2. # Add water, cover the saucepan and cook over a gentle heat for one and a half to two hours or until the chicken is tender
  3. # Heat the oven to 450F, Gas Mark 8, 240C
  4. # On a lightly floured surface roll out the pastry to half to three quarters of an inch (1-1.5cms) thick
  5. # Cut out an 11 inch (28cm) round and put on a baking sheet
  6. # Cut a 9 inch (23cm) round in the center of the pastry, this time only cutting nearly through the pastry and brush the trop with milk
  7. # Cook in the middle of the oven for about 45 minutes, until the pastry is well risen
  8. # Allow to cool on a wire rack then cut out the lid
  9. # Carefully scoop out the uncooked pastry from the middle
  10. # Take the chicken out of the stock and cut the meat into manageable chunks
  11. # Save half a pint(285ml) of chicken stock for the filling
  12. # Place the butter in a saucepan and heat gently until it melts
  13. # Add the flour, stir and cook for about 2 minutes then stir in the chicken stock and milk
  14. # Crumble the chicken stock cube, add to the pan and bring to the boil while stirring
  15. # Reduce the heat, add the mushrooms and stir for a further 10 minutes before stirring in the chicken and cream
  16. # Place the vol-au-vent casing on a serving plate, fill with the chicken and mushroom filling and gently replace the lid

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