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Written by Shirley T
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Monday, 28 December 2009 09:45 |
When I googled, I found that Cornish Chicken is in fact a is a breed of chicken originating in the county of Cornwall in England. However, the Chicken Cornish that I am familiar with is referring to Secret Recipe's Chicken Cornish. Now I am a bit suspicious why it is called Chicken Cornish - are the chicken meat in the pastry are made from Cornish. Interesting finding indeed and I am going to verify that when I am back to Malaysia.
Having said that, I think it makes more sense to name this pastry - Baked Chicken Puff. Sounds decent and more precisely decribed what it is compares to 'Chicken Cornish'.
The following recipe is going to describe my second attempt to bake a puff pastry. My first trial was prepared with fish in similar nature but trust me, chicken does taste much better. Perhaps this the reason why Secret Recipe is selling 'Chicken Cornish' instead of 'Fish Cornish'! - smile
Exploring a new recipe is fun, let's get started.
Ingredients ~ makes 2 giant (about 5-6 inches length) chicken puff or 4 smaller (3-4 inches length) puff
To make Chicken filling
2 chicken drumsticks - boiled and tear apart the flesh
1/2 tsp cooking oil
1/4 cup purple onion - diced small
1/4 cup sweet/yellow onion - diced small
1 tbsp curry powder - I used Fish Curry Powder
1/4 cup sweet potato - diced (you may opt for potato)
1/4 cup water
1 egg - hard boiled & quartered
1 tsp oyster sauce
salt, pepper and soy sauce to taste
To make puff pastry
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup oil - I used vegetable oil
1/4 cup water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
For glazing
1 egg yolk
Method
Direction to prepare filling:
1. Heat up cooking oil in a wok.
2. Add garlic and both onions. Saute or stir-fried until fragrant or onion turns transparent.
3. Add sweet potato and chicken. Stir for 2 minutes.
4. Grab a bowl. Place the curry powder and add water. Mix well and pour into wok.
5. Turn to medium heat and let all the ingredients to simmer for 10-15 minutes.
6. Add oyster sauce and season with salt, pepper and soy sauce. Cook until all the water is evaporated.
7. Cool the filling before place on pastry.
Direction to prepare pastry puff:
1. Preheat oven at 375 degree Fahrenheit.
2. Grab a medium size bowl. Place flour, add salt, sugar and baking powder. Mix them well.
3. Pour in water and oil. Stir to mix.
4. Knead the dough for a couple of minutes.
5. Make into a ball and roll the dough flat and thin. Try to make an oval shape if possible so that the chicken puff will appear slightly shorter (than mine) and wider in the mid span.
6. Scoop in the filling and add 2 quartered hard-boiled egg. Wrap the pastry to close up the filling.
7. Baste the pastry's surface with egg yolk.
8. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until the pastry is golden.
Bon Appetit!
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Home Kitchen Recipe | Puff Pastry Chicken Pie - Chicken Cornish
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