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Medieval Chicken Pie

By: Talia 
"This is a kind of meat pie that would have been eaten during the Middle Ages (700-1450) in Europe. Feel free to play around with the spices and substitute things such as cardamom, allspice, nutmeg, etc. Use a Whole wheat crust to be really authentic."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (16)

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Wine Rose
 

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Ingredients

  • 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons white wine
  • 1/8 cup dates, pitted and chopped
  • 1/2 cup ground almonds
  • 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground mace
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup chicken broth

Directions

  1. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. In a saucepan, boil chicken with chicken broth, over low heat, for about 1 hour or until done. Add water, if necessary, to cover chicken while cooking. Drain and reserve the broth, and place cooked chicken in a large bowl.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  3. Add egg, white wine and 1 cup of chicken stock to the cooked chicken. Add dates, ground almonds and cheese, then toss to mix. Add salt, black and white pepper, cloves, ginger, mace and cinnamon. Mix spices in. Don't worry if the filling seems wet, it will thicken as it cooks.
  4. Pour filling into pie shell. Cover with top shell and crimp to seal edges.
  5. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 45 minutes to an hour.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 493 | Total Fat: 32.1g | Cholesterol: 91mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 5, 2008 by StirringThePot   view full review
Holy cow.... How delicious and, as one reviewer already said, filling! :-) Thank you SO MUCH...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2008 by ASHLEY_S   view full review
Contrary to one reviewer's opinion, people didn't eat rancid meat in the middle ages. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2008 by Melowdie   view full review
I was a bit skeptical about trying this but I thought why not? Thank goodness I did... The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2007 by empearls   view full review
Authentic in the sense that heavy spices would have been used to mask the taste and smell of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 17, 2004 by PTEETSA   view full review
This pie is delicious, and I would absolutely make it again and again. It was pretty easy and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2002 by PLACOSSARNOLD   view full review
I made this in individual sized pies. A doubled recipe made 6. It had a little too much...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2009 by GINAH1   view full review
This was a really nice twist on a chicken pot pie-the mace makes a big difference in the flavor.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2007 by missyoumuch   view full review
GREAT recipe! Mace is my favorite spice and I love medieval type cooking. Well rounded rubust...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2005 by MRS. SHOCKLEY   view full review
This was a very interesting recipe. I really liked the almonds. Couldn't taste the dates. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2005 by GREENEYEDFAY   view full review
I was nervous about what my husbands opinion about this would be. No fear he really liked it....

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