RCI-BR.006.0452.001

African Chicken Pie

Name: African Chicken Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 5 lb stewing or roasting hen; 1 large onion (peeled (quartered)); 6 whole allspice; 4 whole cloves; ¼ tsp mace; 1 tsp salt; 6 unit peppercorns; ½ lb ham (cubed); 3 cups water; ½ cup white wine; ¼ cup cream of wheat; 2 unit egg yolks; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 unit hard-boiled eggs (sliced); 1 unit recipe puff pastry (see below); 1 unit egg - beat with 1 tbsp water and use as coating for pastry

The delicate puff pastry used as the topping on this pie shows the influence of the Dutch on this re

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyadvanced

Ingredients

stewing or roasting hen
5 lb
onion (peeled
quartered)
1 large
allspice
6 whole
cloves
4 whole
mace
¼ tsp
salt
1 tsp
peppercorns
6 unit
ham (cubed)
½ lb
water
3 cups
white wine
½ cup
cream of wheat
¼ cup
egg yolks
2 unit
lemon juice
2 tbsp
hard-boiled eggs (sliced)
2 unit
recipe puff pastry (see below)
1 unit
egg - beat with 1 tbsp water and use as coating for pastry
1 unit

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

African Chicken Pie

Ingredients

Method

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