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Four & twenty chicken & ham pie
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Four & twenty chicken & ham pie

20 ingredients 30 min Cuts into 12-15 slices openrecipes
Four & twenty chicken & ham pie

There aren't any blackbirds baked into it, but this stunning centrepiece will impress with its layers of nuts, fruit, chicken and gammon

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1392
Calories
85g
Protein
62g
Fat
119g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Lard 1 tbsp (12.8g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Mace not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion , chopped
  • 1 tbsp butter , plus extra for greasing
  • 1 tbsp chopped sage
  • 1 tsp ground mace
  • 300g boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 3)
  • 1kg cooked ham , trimmed of fat and thickly sliced
  • 50g shelled pistachios
  • 50g cranberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 50g dried apricots , diced
  • 3 tbsp chopped parsley
  • good grating nutmeg
  • 700g skinless chicken breasts , halved to thin
  • chutney and salad to serve, (optional)
  • 375g plain white flour
  • 375g strong white flour
  • 140g butter
  • 175g lard
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 3 gelatine leaves
  • 500ml strong chicken stock , heated

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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