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Kotopitta (chicken pie)

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Categories: Poultry, Tarts & Pies
Yield: 8
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Ingredients:
1 eachStewing hen (abt. 6 lbs.)
3 eachOnions, thinly sliced
Water as needed
1 1/2 cupMilk
1 cupButter
5 tbspFlour
1 cupParmesan cheese, grated
4 eachEggs, lightly beaten
2 sliceHam, chopped
Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 tspNutmeg
3/4 lbsPhyllo
Melted butter for brushing
Procedures:
1Clean chicken and put into a pot with enough water to cover.
2Bring to boil, skimming off froth as it rises.
3Add onions; cook abt.
41 ?hrs.
5Remove chicken from stock and let cool.
6Cut meat into thin strips.
7Strain stock and onions; reserve 1 c. replace on heat.
8Add milk and keep stock hot.
9Melt 5 tb. of butter.
10Add flour and stir to mix well.
11Add hot stock and continue to mix until it thickens, then remove from heat.
12Add cheese and eggs and mix well.
13Add chicken, ham, salt & pepper, and nutmeg and mix thoroughly.
14Butter a pan slightly smaller than the phyllo sheets, brushing each first with melted butter.
15Pour on filling, spreading it evenly.
16Fold over the extending sides of the phyllo to partially cover the filling; brush with melted butter.
17Cover with remaining phyllo, again brushing each sheet first with butter.
18Now trim the phyllo to fit the pan.
19Pour the reamining butter over the pie.
20Socre throught the top layers and sprinkle light with water.
21Bake in preheated 350°F. oven for 1 hr.
 
 
 
 

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