Name: Thai chicken curry pies
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 brown onion, sliced thinly; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 10 centimetre stick fresh lemon grass, chopped finely; 2 centimetre piece fresh ginger, grated; 600 gram chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm pieces; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric; 165 millilitre can coconut milk; 1 tablespoon cornflour; 1/4 cup chicken stock; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 fresh kaffir lime leaf, shredded finely; 1 fresh long red chilli, sliced thinly; 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander; 2 sheets shortcrust pastry; 1 egg, beaten lightly; 2 sheets puff pastry

Ingredients

2 tablespoon peanut oil

1 brown onion, sliced thinly

1 clove garlic, crushed

10 centimetre stick fresh lemon grass, chopped finely

2 centimetre piece fresh ginger, grated

600 gram chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm pieces

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

165 millilitre can coconut milk

1 tablespoon cornflour

1/4 cup chicken stock

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 fresh kaffir lime leaf, shredded finely

1 fresh long red chilli, sliced thinly

1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander

2 sheets shortcrust pastry

1 egg, beaten lightly

2 sheets puff pastry

Method

1.Heat oil in large saucepan; cook onion, garlic, lemon grass and ginger, stirring, until onion softens.

2.Add chicken; cook, stirring, until browned. Add spices; cook, stirring, until fragrant. Add coconut milk; bring to the boil.

3.Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Add blended cornflour and stock; cook, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens; cool. Stir in sauce, lime leaf, chilli and coriander.

4.Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Grease six-hole (¾-cup/180ml) texas muffin pan.

5.Cut six 12cm rounds from shortcrust pastry; press into pan holes. Brush edges with a little of the egg. Spoon chicken mixture into pastry cases.

6.Cut six 9cm rounds from puff pastry; top chicken mixture with puff pastry rounds. Press edges firmly to seal. Brush tops with remaining egg. Cut a small slit in top of each pie.

7.Bake pies about 25 minutes. Stand in pan 5 minutes before serving.

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