Chicken & Mushroom Pie
Using Major Chicken Stock Base Paste
Covers
ingredients
Prepared puff pastry
375g
Chicken - diced
850g
Button mushrooms - sliced
150g
Shallots - finely diced
75g
Butter - salt free
25g
Water
500ml
Major Chicken Stock Base Paste
25g
Lime juice
5ml
Double cream
200ml
Cornflour
35g
Freshly ground black pepper
To taste
method
1. Put butter in a pan and fry shallots lightly without colour.

2. Add chicken and seal.

3. Add button mushrooms to chicken.

4. Pour boiling water over Major Chicken Stock Base Paste and mix well.

5. Pour the stock over the chicken.

6. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.

7. Mix cornflour with a little water and stir in.

8. Add lime juice and season with pepper.

9. Stir in cream and simmer for two minutes.

10. Put in a pie dish.

11. Leave to cool.

12. Cover with puff pastry.

13. Brush with beaten egg.

14. Bake in centre of pre-heated oven at 450° / gas mark 8 for 20 minutes or until golden brown