Chicken Parmentier
Ingredients
Ingredients | Measure |
Potatoes | 1.5kg |
Butter | 30g |
Double Cream | 5 tblsp |
Egg Yolks | 2 |
Butter | 30g |
Shallots | 7 |
Carrots | 3 chopped |
Celery | 2 sticks |
Garlic Clove | 1 finely chopped |
White Wine | 4 tbsp |
Tomato Puree | 1 tbls |
Tinned Tomatos | 400g |
Chicken Stock | 350ml |
Chicken | 600g |
Black Olives | 16 |
Parsley | 2 tbs |
Gruyere cheese | 50g |
Instruction
- For the topping, boil the potatoes in salted water until tender
- Drain and push through a potato ricer, or mash thoroughly
- Stir in the butter, cream and egg yolks
- Season and set aside
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For the filling, melt the butter in a large pan
- Add the shallots, carrots and celery and gently fry until soft, then add the garlic
- Pour in the wine and cook for 1 minute
- Stir in the tomato purée, chopped tomatoes and stock and cook for 10–15 minutes, until thickened
- Add the shredded chicken, olives and parsley
- Season to taste with salt and pepper
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Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4
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Put the filling in a 20x30cm/8x12in ovenproof dish and top with the mashed potato
- Grate over the Gruyère
- Bake for 30–35 minutes, until piping hot and the potato is golden-brown