Lorraine pie with chicken and mushrooms
Description
The pastry is simple and quick to prepare. As always, French masters delight us with their amazing dishes, and this recipe for Lorraine pie with chicken and mushrooms is yet another of their culinary masterpieces. At first glance, this pie seems quite ordinary, but only at first glance—its flavor is so incredible that you fall in love with it from the very first bite. In principle, you can use other ingredients for the filling, such as fish, ham, or vegetables, but I personally prefer this classic version of Lorraine pie with chicken and mushrooms the most. The pastry is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
So, let's start with the dough: place softened butter into a deep bowl, add one egg, mash everything together and mix.
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Step 2
Add cold water, salt, and flour to the resulting mixture.
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Step 3
From these ingredients, knead a smooth, soft dough, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for half an hour.
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Step 4
While the dough is resting, we'll prepare the filling. First, boil the chicken fillet in slightly salted water until fully cooked, then let the meat cool and chop it finely.
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Step 5
Then heat a little vegetable oil in a skillet and sauté the chopped onion and sliced mushrooms in it.
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Step 6
Once the excess moisture has evaporated from the mushrooms, add the meat to the pan, sprinkle everything with pepper and nutmeg, season the filling with salt to taste, mix well, and remove the pan from the heat.
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Step 7
Now we roll out the dough into a round sheet and carefully transfer it into a greased, removable tart pan, forming small edges from the dough. We place the prepared filling onto the bottom of the pan and spread it evenly.
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Step 8
In a separate bowl, beat two eggs, add the cream and grated cheese, mix again, then pour this mixture over the filling.
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Step 9
Bake the pie in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Enjoy your meal, everyone!