Chicken, quail egg & chorizo pie
chicken, chorizo & quail egg pie
The cold weather has started to kick in and comfort food seems to be the answer to warm our bellies. I had heaps of fun creating and eating this dish. Perfect with a glass of white.
Ingredients:
- Chicken breast
- Chorizo
- Peas
- Quail eggs
- Potatoes
- Onion
- Fresh thyme (from the garden)
- Spinach
- Nutmeg
- Butter
- Flour
- Milk
- White wine
- Puff pastry
Method:
- Poach the chicken breast in water (use chicken stock if you have any) and thyme
- Cube the potato till it is almost soft
- Boil the quail eggs till it is cooked. Shell them and put it aside.
- Preheat oven at 180°C
- Saute the chopped onion & chorizo first. Add the peas & potato cubes. Add the chopped chicken breast and thyme. Season well.
- Scoop the mixture into ramekins. Add the quail eggs & white sauce. Grate some nutmeg on top of the mixture.
- Cover the ramekins with puff pastry. Egg wash the puff pastry.
- Place the ramekins in the oven for 20 – 25 mins (till puff pastry is brown)
- Serve with some green/tomato salad on the side
Apr 14, 2010 @ 08:56:25
@jeroxie did my own variation tonight, everyone loved them!
Apr 14, 2010 @ 11:48:37
@the_sme_network awesome!! happy to know that
Might spice it up and make it again 
Apr 14, 2010 @ 16:01:38
@jeroxie i made it with a shallow short crust base and puff ontop, ontop of potato duaphinaise and with asparagus and green beans. Delish!
Apr 14, 2010 @ 16:33:04
@the_sme_network that sounds YUM!! better than mine
Apr 14, 2010 @ 18:34:17
Very comforting. I like quail eggs but do not cook with them so often…
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