Chicken and Butternut Pie
This menu works on 22 people.
2.75kg Chicken breast, cubed or shredded – 125gr per person
1.1kg Butternut, diced – 50gr per person
500gr Onions, chopped
2tsp sage
2tsp origanum
200ml Olive oil
2 Rolls, frozen Puff Pastry
2½ Cups flour
250gr butter
1 egg
1l milk
2 Chicken stock cubes.
1. Place the frozen puff pastry in hot water to defrost
2. Saute the onion in the olive oil, add the herbs
3. Add the chicken, season well. And cook for 20-30 minutes
4. Steam the butternut until it is cooked.
5. Drain all the juices from the chicken, and mix the stock cubes into the juices
6. In a separate pot, melt the butter, add the flour, mix well
7. Slowly mix in the juices from the chicken, and then the milk.
8. Add the chicken and the butternut to the sauce.
9. Roll out the puff pastry, using a rolling pin
10. Place the chicken mixture in a chaffing dish tray, and place the pastry over it, making sure the pastry goes up the sides of the dish.
11. Coat the pastry with egg and place in the oven, preheated to 180, until the pastry is golden brown.