Chicken, ham and leek pie ala'Tenby

OMG it took a lot for me to do this today considering the hangover from hell I have from Amy's hen night at Kanaloa. It was nearly substituted with ham egg and chips, but oh no i suddenly got my oompth  back and gave it a go.

Looked online at about 6 recipes and decided some were a little too simple and others were far too complicated for my brain and taste buds today so thought I'd take bits of each and do it my own way.

Here it goes, this one is sooooo good you really must try!

Crucials

• Two leeks
• Six chestnut mushrooms
• Chunk of Ham (as per my ham joint or use thick sliced ham approx 3 slices)
• Half an onion
• Two chicken breasts
• One centimetre slice of butter
• One Big Spoonfull of plain flour
• Three quarters of a pint of chicken stock
• Three big spoonfulls of thick double cream
• Half a lemon
• One sheet of ready rolled puff pastry
• Salt
• Pepper

Making the Filling

• Chop the onions, mushrooms and leeks
• Slice the chicken breasts into strips
• Cube the ham into small pieces
• In a large saucepan fry the mushrooms, onion and leeks and season with salt and pepper, fry slowly so it sautés and doesn't burn

• In a separate saucepan melt the butter and once melted add the flour stirring constantly, when it gets to a thick pulp add the chicken stock and stir rigorously, it helps using a whisk
• When it's smooth add the cream and continue to stir until all the lumps have gone and its a creamy sauce texture
• Stir it into the veg mix above
• Add the raw chicken and allow it all to boil, then reduce and let it simmer
• Squeeze in the lemon, add the ham and stir
• Simmer for approx 20mins until chicken has properly cooked through

Pie pie

• In a pie dish, add the filling
• Cover the pie dish with the pastry
• Whisk an egg up and brush the egg on the top of the pie 
• Bake for approx 35-40 mins until the pie is golden

Made with love for my hungover Mirek  x

Serve with creamy mash potato!