Mushroom and Chestnut Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

Puff Pastry Topping:

• 80g puff pastry
• Plain flour for rolling pastry
• Spray oil
• Salt and Black pepper

Pie Filling:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 300g mushrooms (Like: mostly chestnut mushrooms, plus a few white mushrooms), cut into chunky dice
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 75g shallots, sliced
• 100g cooked chestnuts, cut into chunky dice
• 4 tablespoons dry white wine
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 250ml vegetable stock
• 50ml single cream
• 50g gruyère cheese, grated
• 4 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions:

1. Star by preparing your pastry. On a well-floured surface, roll out the pastry and cut it into several rectangles. Lay them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Spray the pastry pieces lightly with oil, and season with salt and black pepper. Set aside.
    
2. Preheat the oven to 200°C (Gas Mark 6 / 400°F).
    
3. Melt the butter with the oil in a large frying pan, and add the diced mushrooms, minced garlic and sliced shallots. Fry over a medium-low heat for 5 minutes, and then add the chopped chestnuts. Continue to cook for another 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until the mushrooms and onions are soft.
    
4. At this point, you can put the pastry into the pre-heated oven for about 10 minutes, until puffed up and golden brown.
    
5. While the pastry is cooking, add a good glug of wine and some dried thyme to the mushroom mixture, and cook for a couple of minutes until most of the wine has evaporated. Add the stock, and bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer gently until the mixture has reduced a little, just a few minutes. Add the cream and grated gruyère, and mix together. As the cheese melts it should help to form a creamy sauce. Bring the mixture to your desired consistency (add a dash more stock if you’d like it to be thinner, or simmer it for a few more minutes to thicken it up). Season to taste.
    
6. Add the fresh parsley just before serving, and serve topped with a piece of puff pastry.

Note: Serves 2.



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