Saturday, 31 May 2014

THICK AND HEARTY CHICKEN STEW WITH OVEN BAKED PASTRY








Ingredients: chicken (I used 4 boneless/skinless breasts and 2 full chicken legs 4 packs OXO chicken flavor packets salt and pepper diced carrot and turnip (about 3 cups of each) 6 large potatoes (chunked)
I cooked the chicken in water, with salt, pepper and OXO. Then I removed the skin and bones from the legs and chopped up all the chicken. I put it back in the pot along with the vegetables and cooked for 30 minutes on medium heat.. I made thickening with 1/2 cup of flour in 2 cups of cold water,and added a few drops of gravy browning.
While the stew was cooking I mixed up a paste to serve with it.
Ingredients:
2 cups of flour 2 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. sugar 1 1/2 tsp. salt 3 tbsp. margarine
I mixed all this together and added a cup of water, a little at a time, mixing until the the dough is no longer sticky, You may need to use a little extra flour (I usually do). Place in a greased dish and bake at 325 for 25-30 minutes. I usually turn on the broiler for the last 5 minutes to turn the top golden brown.