Rooster, Leek & Bacon Pie

A scrumptious and comforting home made rooster, leek & bacon pie which is a simple and excellent dinner concept for the household. 

Say hiya to in all probability the primary correct recipe of home made correct meals on this weblog, and I hope you LOVE IT. It’s cosy, it’s heat, it’s the right scrumptious dish that I am keen on making throughout the week or at weekends, because it actually is very easy to make! 

Rooster & Bacon

So clearly one of many principal components of this pie is the rooster, and the bacon. I’ve all the time liked the mixture of rooster and bacon collectively, so while you add these flavours right into a pie? It will get even higher. 

I exploit bacon lardons on this recipe as I like chunks of the bacon as soon as they’ve been fried off and crispy, and you need to use both smoked or unsmoked, whichever you favor. You’ll be able to in fact use precise bacon, or take away the fats from bacon, and even use cooked ham – whichever is finest for you. 

For the rooster, I have a tendency to purchase rooster breasts after which minimize into inch dimension chunks. I discover it simpler, however you should buy rooster already in chunks, or rooster thighs, or mini fillets and so on… and minimize into the chunks. 

When cooking the bacon, you prepare dinner till crispy. Whenever you prepare dinner the rooster, I prepare dinner for a couple of minutes so all the edges are now not pink, but it surely’s not important for the middles of the rooster to be absolutely cooked. When including the sauce and boiling it, after which when cooking within the oven, the rooster will get cooked by way of. 

Leeks

I’ve a bizarre factor for leeks, as a result of I discover they’re straightforward to prepare dinner, add a scrumptious flavour that’s totally different and generally preferential to onions, and I simply love them. I received’t lie, leek and potato soup is one among my favorite flavours, and I am keen on it. 

I seize two medium leeks, slice them comparatively thinly, and fry. It doesn’t need to be tremendous skinny, it doesn’t need to be completely sliced – simply slice after which fry away within the frying pan. I discover leeks are fast to prepare dinner, they usually praise the flavour of the rooster and bacon splendidly, and swimsuit this type of pie completely. 

Flavours

For the flavours on this pie, I went for thyme and bay leaves. There are such a lot of choices of flavours that you could add to this type of pie, however I do actually adore these herbs added to a creamy sauce.

I have a tendency to purchase dried herbs as they final so much longer, and I by no means have a tendency to make use of a complete plant up earlier than it goes off – however you need to use contemporary if you want. I might add 2-3 sprigs of thyme, and some bay leaves – however once more, dried is straightforward. 

Clearly there may be salt and pepper too, however that may be a basic in most cooking recipes (and it ought to be!). I simply sprinkle some into the sauce, after which stir by way of – after which pour onto the bottom and bake. 

The sauce 

The sauce is tremendous straightforward to make, and that’s how I prefer it. A combination of rooster inventory and double cream makes a thick and opulent sauce for a pie like this, and I’m obsessed. You should utilize totally different flavoured shares if you happen to choose, that’s completely tremendous. I have a tendency to make use of the jelly cubes, after which add the equal of boiling water (200ml for this recipe). 

I discover the double cream offers a thickness and richness to the sauce, with out being heavy. You should utilize single cream, however it’ll make a thinner sauce, even after the cornflour addition, whereas with the double cream its good. 

To be trustworthy, even with out make this a pie, this rooster, leek and bacon creamy sauce is good for different meals – serve with mashed potato, add pasta, and so forth… so many dinner concepts with the scrumptious base to this recipe. 

Pastry

For this pie, I exploit puff pastry. It’s in all probability one among my favorite pastry because it’s scrumptious and buttery and heavenly. I do line the bottom of the pie with pastry, which is optionally available – however I like it. You blind bake the pastry barely to stop a totally soggy backside nevertheless. The perimeters of the puff pastry when blind baking might puff barely, however that’s completely okay. 

I high the pie with puff pastry, and add some little shapes of pastry to brighten – however that is optionally available. You need to minimize a small cross in the course of the pie to let air escape while its cooking, and I brush the highest of the pie with milk to glaze and make beautiful and golden, however you need to use crushed egg as an alternative. 

To complete… 

As soon as this scrumptious rooster, leek & bacon pie is prepared, you may serve it… salad, new potatoes, veg, roasties, no matter you need! It fits many aspect dishes. 

• You’ll be able to swap the rooster inventory for a distinct flavoured inventory if you happen to fancy 
• You’ll be able to swap the rooster and bacon for mushrooms, and further leeks or different veggies in order for you a meat free pie 
• This pie is finest served contemporary
• The pastry on the bottom is optionally available, you may simply put it on high
• You’ll be able to high it with filo pastry as an alternative in order for you a lighter pie 

• 2 sheets puff pastry
• 200 g bacon lardons
• 2 medium leeks (sliced)
• 600 g rooster breast (minimize into chunks)
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 5 bay leaves
• 200 ml rooster inventory
• 150 ml double cream
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• salt & pepper
• milk to glaze

• Preheat the oven to 200ºc/180ºc fan and seize a 35x23cm dish

• Line the bottom of the dish with one of many sheets of puff pastry (you might have to roll it out barely to make it a smidge thinner)

• Line the pastry with some parchment paper, and fill with baking beans to cowl the bottom

• Bake within the oven for quarter-hour, after which take away and take out the baking beans and parchment paper

• While you’re baking the pastry, fry the bacon lardons in a big frying pan till they flip crispy, after which take away from the pan

• Add the leeks to the frying pan and fry till they’ve began to melt, after which add the rooster chunks and fry for a couple of minutes

• Return the bacon lardons to the frying pan, and add the dried thyme, bay leaves, rooster inventory, double cream and cornflour dissolved in 2tbsp chilly water

• Stir collectively and convey the combination to a rolling boil, till the sauce thickens

• Season with salt and pepper, after which pour into the dish onto the pastry base

• Prime the pie with the second piece of pastry, and seal the perimeters together with your thumbs or a fork. Lower a small cross into the center to permit air to flee

• Brush the pastry with milk (and embellish with additional items of pastry if you happen to fancy)

• Bake the pie within the oven for 25 minutes, till golden brown

• Serve instantly with salad, potatoes or veg!

• You’ll be able to swap the rooster inventory for a distinct flavoured inventory if you happen to fancy 
• You’ll be able to swap the rooster and bacon for mushrooms, and further leeks or different veggies in order for you a meat free pie 
• This pie is finest served contemporary
• The pastry on the bottom is optionally available, you may simply put it on high
• You’ll be able to high it with filo pastry as an alternative in order for you a lighter pie 

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