4 Spicy Chicken Pasties

How to make 4 spicy chicken pasties. A mildly spicy and creamy chicken filling in a delicious light puff pastry case. Simple step-by-step instructions, from start to finish.

Ingredients

Method

  • 500g / 18oz Puff Pastry block
  • 400g / 14oz Chicken (cooked)
  • 200g / 7oz Greek Yogurt
  • 3 Spring onions (Fine sliced on an angle)
  • 2 or 3 Small Chillies (chopped small)
  • 2 or 3 Garlic cloves (chopped small)
  • 4g / 1tsp Garam Masala
  • 2g / ½tsp Ground Cumin
  • 2g / ½tsp Turmeric
  • 2g / ½tsp Chilli Powder
  • Salt n Black pepper to taste
  • 10g / 1tbls Fresh Coriander (chopped)
  • 1 Egg beaten with a dash of milk (egg-wash)
  • Making the Pasty Filling:
  • Add all of the dried spices and salt and pepper to a small dish, and mix them together thoroughly.
  • Apart from the beaten egg and the pastry, add everything else to a bowl and thoroughly mix it all together.
  • Cover the bowl and refrigerate for now.
  • Preparing the pastry:
  • Roll out your pastry into a rectangle, until it is 3mm thick, the final size should be 35 x 30cm  /  14 x 12in .
  • For this recipe you need cut out 4 pieces, Each piece should be 15 x 18cm / 6 x 7in.
  • Place each sheet on a slightly larger piece of parchment paper, stacked and refrigerated for at least 10 minutes.
  • Assembling the pasties:
  • At this point, preheat your oven to, 170°C / 340°F / Gas mark 3.
  • Take one sheet of pastry at a time from the fridge, keep it on the paper.
  • Add some filling to one side of the pastry, leaving a gap around the edge.
  • Brush the egg wash all around the exposed pastry, fold the pastry over the filling, and seal around the edge using a fork.
  • Place the pasty, onto a parchment paper lined baking tray, repeat for the other 3 pasties.
  • Give each pasty a good coat of the egg wash, and cut 3 small vents in each one, using a sharp knife.
  • Place in the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven allow to cool, or serve straight away piping hot.
  • Enjoy.

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