Naturally, it was sunday and I didn’t do much, while still having a cold and lying on the couch, with a whole chicken simmering in chicken stock in my la creuset pot, while we were proudly watching the Rugby World cup. It was an experience that was memorable. The first time we watch our country play the rugby world cup and we’re sitting in London. Just the two of us, and one chicken. I wish I could say Wales were playing chicken, but hey, they played hard! I think this is why I believe, that maybe, just maybe if SA had some home made chicken pie, they might have scored another try! Yes, and then maybe we could have won with more than just one point! Well, you cant have everything. At least the spirit was there, and a home made chicken pie that could take both our colds away. This lovely and soothing chicken pie, added by the excitement from the world cup made our sunday memorable. We were just like tweedle doo and tweedle dum sitting on the couch together with our little plates of food ;-p Enough with the pity party, I know you will enjoy this chicken pie and maybe while you enjoy it, maybe then, our team will score another try!!
Bring to boil the chicken stock, with the chicken in a saucepan, until the meat falls off the bone. Allow to cool and remove the chicken from the bones, shred slightly with your hands and discard the skin and bones.
Make sure there aren’t any fine bones between the chicken. Reserve the chicken stock, you can always freeze it and use it in future for chicken soup.
Add the oil to a frying pan and add your onion. Fry for about 10 minutes. Now add your mushrooms. Cook until brown, but still firm and add your chicken and white wine. Mix through and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
Add 2 cups of the reserved chicken stock and allow to simmer for another 10 minutes, mixing every now and then.
While this is simmering, take some flour and sprinkle over your work surface. Now roll out your pastry.
Place one part in the bottom, in a greased bowl/ tray. Now, mix through the crushed crackers in your chicken filling. Take your chicken-pie filling and scoop it in the dish.
Cover with the remaining pastry. I made 2 little hearts from extra pieces of pastry, it adds a little love ;-p Brush with your beaten egg.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Serve with some veggies or salad, or if you were feeling as worn out and ill, nothing ;-p Just the good ‘ol chicken pie!
Almost like the movie, but in this case, I wish I could throw some people in the face with unlimited meatballs covered in tomato sauce! However, it would be a totalwaste, especially if you take into account how tasty they are!
After a very frustrating day, I started feeling sorry for myself because I have been eating salads and soups, excercising like a maniac and dealing with total, egotistical morons at work.
Usually, I would treat myself to a very tasty warm meal, especially since our London sun has done a disappearing act on us again. Emotional eating much?! I have a countdown for my visit to SA at the end of the year, but now it seems I have a countdown on the scale as well. Pity the weight doesn’t go as fast as the days ;-p So, after much contemplation, I decided that since we currently have our freezer overflowing with mince, I have to make meatballs. Not just any meatballs, I have to think of a new recipe. They are from lean protein after all, so how can I go wrong .
However; I want a creamy tomato sauce with it, not the strong, acidic sauce. I have the normal soya cream that I always use, and hey, soya is extra protein is it not?
You know, as long as your mind thinks one thing, your stomach and body will the think the same ;-p Well, that is what I keep telling myself! So I will create a
Flavour your mince with salt and pepper. Now, sprinkle in your sesame seeds and cumin. Mix it through.
and start rolling some meatballs, about the size of a golf ball, or actually whatever size you like! 🙂
Add your olive oil to a hot pan. Start cooking your meatballs. As they are halfway, add your garlic and your tomato puree and shake your meatballs about in the pan
so that it can roll around in the puree. Cook for another 5 minutes. Add your spinach and cover the lid for 5 minutes. Now, add your cream and allow to simmer until cooked, which should be another 10 minutes.
I plan on serving this with a quinoa and barley type of rice mixture. Very healthy. Probably tastes like nothing, but hey, with a lovely, creamy tomato sauce like the one with the meatballs, you won’t even notice. So to everyone that felt like throwing hot meatballs at someone today, while you are enjoying your dinner, just imagine throwing them with it, and your food will be even yummier!