Recipe for Russian chicken pie
Russian Chicken Pie (Kurnik)Pastry 2 cups water 1 cup uncooked regular rice 2 teaspoons instant chicken bouillon 2 large onions, thinly sliced 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 cup half-and-half 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 cup chicken broth 3 cups diced cooked chicken 2 tablespoons minced parsley 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon pepper 4 hardboiled eggs, peeled and finely chopped 1 tablespoon minced dill weed 1 egg yolk 1 tablespoon water Prepare Pastry; wrap in plastic wrap. Heat water, rice and bouillon to boiling, stirring once or twice; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 14 minutes without lifting cover or stirring. Remove from heat. Fluff rice lightly with fork; cover and let steam 5 to 10 minutes. Cook and stir onions and mushrooms in butter in skillet over medium heat until onions are light brown. Mix half and half and cornstarch; stir into onion mixture. Stir in chicken broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in chicken, parsley, lemon juice, salt, nutmeg and pepper. Mix chopped eggs and dill weed. Spread one-third of the rice mixture in bottom of ungreased 12 x 7-inch baking dish. Layer with half of the chicken mixture and half of the egg mixture. Repeat the layers; top with remaining rice mixture. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Unwrap Pastry; place on well-floured cloth-covered board. Roll into a 13 x 8-inch rectangle with floured stockinet-covered rolling pin. Cut a 1-inch circle in center of pastry. Place Pastry over top of dish; turn edges under and flute. Mix egg yolk and water; brush over pastry. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Yields 8 servings. Pastry 1/4 cup firm butter or margarine 1/4 cup shortening 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 to 4 tablespoons cold water Cut butter and shortening into flour and salt until particles are the size of small peas. Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl. Gather pastry into ball; shape into flattened rectangle.
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