Ingredients

  • 2 fryers, boiled until tender and debone
  • 2 carrots, sliced thin
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 Tbsp. flour
  • 3 Tbsp. corn oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 1/2 c. chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 c. cream
  • 1 small jar mushrooms
  • 1 c. cooked green peas
  • 3 sliced hard-boiled eggs
  • 4 c. cooked, diced chicken
  • pastry for top and bottom

Method

  • Boil fryers and debone.
  • Gently boil carrots, celery, onion and bay leaves in a small amount of chicken broth until nearly tender.
  • Discard bay leaves.
  • Slightly brown flour in oil; add salt and pepper.
  • Add chicken broth, cream, mushrooms, green peas, eggs and chicken.
  • Add salt and pepper (do not oversalt) and first mixture.