Chicken and mushroom pie is a common
British pie, ranked as one of the most popular types of
savoury pie in Great Britain and often served in
fish and chips restaurants. It is also very popular in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...
.
Ingredients
The outside is usually a full top and bottom crust, with the filling made up of small pieces of
chicken
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adu ...
and sliced
mushrooms in a
cream
Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...
y sauce. The top crust is typically
puff pastry. Variations on the theme can use
nutmeg
Nutmeg is the seed or ground spice of several species of the genus ''Myristica''. ''Myristica fragrans'' (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, an ...
or
spring onion as part of the creamy filling.
Chip shops across the country stock these pies and they also are available to buy in supermarkets.
See also
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Pot pie
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List of pies, tarts and flans
References
British pies
English cuisine
New Zealand pies
Savoury pies
Food combinations
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