Greek Chicken Pie Recipe

Greek Chicken Pie Recipe

Ingredients

• recipe for: Kotopitta Chicken Pie
• Serving Size : 8
• 1 stewing hen (about 6 lbs.)
• 3 onions – thinly sliced
• water as needed
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup butter
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup parmesan cheese – grated
• 4 eggs – lightly beaten
• 2 slices ham – chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3/4 pound phyllo
• melted butter for brushing

Method

1. Clean chicken and put into a pot with enough water to cover
2. Bring to boil, skimming off froth as it rises.
3. Add onions; cook about 1 1/2 hours.
4. Remove chicken from stock and let cool.
5. Cut meat into thin strips.
6. Strain stock and onions; reserve 1 cup
7. Replace on heat.
8. Add milk and keep stock hot.
9. Melt 5 tbsp of butter
10. Add flour and stir to mix well.
11. Add hot stock and continue to mix until it thickens, then remove from heat.
12. Add cheese and eggs and mix well.
13. Add chicken, ham, salt and pepper, and nutmeg and mix thoroughly.
14. Butter a pan slightly smaller than the phyllo sheets, brushing each first with melted butter.
15. Pour on filling, spreading it evenly.
16. Fold over the extending sides of the phyllo to partially cover the filling; brush with melted butter.
17. Cover with remaining phyllo, again brushing each sheet first with butter.
18. Now trim the phyllo to fit the pan.
19. Pour the remaining butter over the pie.
20. Soak through the top layers and sprinkle light with water.
21. Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 1 hour

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