Hoenderpastei is a traditional South African recipe also known as: Boer Chicken PieA recipe that takes into account the Dutch and English traditions plus the indigenous peoples of this huge nation;Ingredients:
1.4kg oven-ready chicken
900ml water
15ml (1 level tbsp) salt
5ml (1tsp) whole allspice
5ml (1 tsp.) whole peppercorns
2 bayleaves
3 carrots, pared and sliced
2 onions, skinned and quartered
2 sticks of celery, sliced
5 sprigs of parsley
2 hard-boiled eggs
25gr marge
45ml (3 level tbsp.) flour
30-45 ml (2-3tbsps) kosher sherry
15ml (1 tbsp.) lemon juice
5 ml (1 level tsp.) sugar
Pinch of pepper
1 egg yolk
250g shortcrust pastry, i.e. made with 250g flour etc
egg to glaze
Method:
Quarter the chicken put it in a large pan with the water, salt, allspice, peppercorns, bayleaves, vegetables and parsley sprigs (tied together).
Cover and simmer for ½ hour.
Take out the vegetables and chicken and strain the stock.
Cut the vegetables up small; cut the meat from the chicken bones in large chunks.
Put into large pie dish alternate layers of chicken, vegetables, and sliced hard-boiled egg.
Melt the marge and gradually stir in the flour, 300ml of the stock, the kosher sherry, lemon juice, sugar, pepper.
Cook until the sauce is thick and smooth.
Beat the egg yolk well, stir slowly into the sauce and heat gently, stirring, till thick, but don’t boil.
Pour this sauce over chicken and vegetables; cool.
Cover the pie with pastry, then, using a sharp knife, cut a short line from the centre towards each of the four corners and fold each pastry triangle back, leaving an open square.
Brush the pastry over with beaten egg to glaze and bake in the oven at 220C(425F) mark 7 for 25 minutes.
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