Cookbook:Nigerian Chicken Pie
Nigerian Chicken Pie | |
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Category | Pie and tart recipes |
Servings | 6 |
Energy | 180 kcal. |
Time | 1 hour |
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Nigerian chicken pie is a Nigerian pastry filled with chicken and vegetables. It is similar to Nigerian meat pie.
Ingredients
editFilling
edit- Vegetable oil
- Onions, diced
- Ground chicken
- Potatoes, diced
- Carrots, diced
- Seasoning cube
- Black pepper
- Chile powder
- Salt
- Flour
- Water
Dough
edit- Flour
- Salt
- Baking powder
- Nutmeg (optional)
- Butter or margarine
- Water
Equipment
editProcedure
editFilling
edit- Heat some vegetable oil in a pan. Add the diced onions, and cook, stirring, until they are translucent.
- Add the ground chicken, and cook it for few minutes until cooked through.
- Add the potatoes, carrots, seasoning cube, pepper, chili powder, and salt to taste. Cook until the vegetables are tender.
- Combine the flour and water in a bowl. Pour the mixture over the chicken filling, and simmer for a minute until thickened.
Dough
edit- Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl.
- Add the butter or margarine, and rub the fat into the flour using your fingers.
- Mix in water until a slightly stiff but workable dough is formed.
- Knead the dough for about a minute.
- Cover the dough with, plastic wrap and place it in the fridge to chill for about 20 minutes.
Assembly
edit- Roll out the pastry dough to your desired thickness on a lightly floured work surface.
- Cut out circles or rectangles of your desired size using a knife.
- Top each cut-out pastry with some chicken pie filling. Do not overfill.
- Crack and whisk one large egg. Brush the edges of the pastry with some beaten egg.
- Fold the dough over the filling to enclose it, and crimp the edges with a fork to seal the pastry.
- Brush the pastry with beaten egg, and prick the surface 2–3 times with a fork.
- Transfer the pastries to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 20–25 minutes in a preheated 350°F oven until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool slightly before serving.