497. Chicken Pie

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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Instructions (10)
  1. Cut up a nice plump chicken into joints.
  2. Lay the joints on a dish and season lightly with chopped parsley, white pepper, and salt.
  3. Lay the back, cut into three pieces, at the bottom of a pie-dish, with the two legs on either side.
  4. Lay half a pound of cooked ham or bacon in slices over the chicken.
  5. Lay in the two wings, and over them the breast, cut into two pieces.
  6. With the remainder of the ham or bacon, form into a dome in the middle.
  7. Pour half a pint of white sauce over, if handy, or a little broth or water.
  8. Cover with paste.
  9. Bake as directed for the last.
  10. If no white sauce is used, dip each piece lightly in flour before assembling.
Original Text · last edited 5 days ago
497. Chicken Pie.—Cut up a nice plump chicken into joints, which lay upon a dish, and season lightly with chopped parsley, white pepper, and salt, then lay the back, cut into three pieces, at the bottom of a pie-dish, with the two legs on either side; have half a pound of cooked ham or bacon in slices, a layer of which cover over, then lay in the two wings, and over them the breast, cut into two pieces, which, with the remainder of the ham or bacon, form into a dome in the middle, pour half a pint of white sauce over, if handy, or a little broth or water, cover with paste, and bake as directed for the last. If no white sauce, dip each piece lightly in flour.
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