The Fabulous Baker Brothers Chicken & Leek Pie

The Fabulous Baker Brothers Chicken & Leek Pie

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius/fan 180 degrees celsius/gas mark 6. Add flour to the beef dripping and mix until the lumps have gone to make the pastry. Add cold butter and mix until you have big breadcrumbs. Add cold water till the pastry comes together, then roll into a sausage, wrap in cling film and leave to chill for 30 minutes before using. Heat a large frying pan on a medium heat, add butter and allow to melt. Then add leeks, salt and pepper and thyme and cook for 10 to 15 minutes until soft and sweet. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In a separate pan on a high hear fry the bacon until crispy, then add the chicken and brown off too. Stir the softened leeks in flour and then add wine and cook for a couple of minutes until the alcohol has cooked off. Add browned chicken and bacon, stir in the then add the crème fraiche. Stir through then add the chopp...

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