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.