Australian Gourmet Traveller - (06)June 2020 (1)

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Arthur restaurant. “I love cracking through the crispy

p tothe gravy with the chicken and veggies.” You can

recipe a day ahead to chill the chicken for the base.

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oneless chicken thighs,

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3 garliccloves, finely chopped

800 mlchicken stock, preferably

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30 gm cornflour mixed with

cold water (30ml)

COTTAGE PIE TOP

5 large (about 1.4kg) Desiree

potatoes, peeled and

halved

200 mlmilk

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1 Preheat oil in a casserole dish

over medium-high heat. Fry

chicken, turning occasionally

until golden (about 10 minutes).

Remove from the pot and set

aside. Add vegetables and

garlic, and stir occasionally

until onion is translucent (5-7

minutes). Add stock and bring

to the boil, adding a bay leaf if

you like. Mix through cornflour

slurry and continue to stir until

thickened and cornflour cooks

out (10-15 minutes). Add

reserved chicken, season to

taste and pour mixture into a

24cm pie dish. Refrigerateuntil

chilled (4 hours, or overnight)

2 For cottage pie top,add

potatoes to a saucepan,co

with cold water and a pinc

of salt. Bring to the boilov

medium-high heat, thensim

until potatoes are cooked

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butter. Slowly add milk mixture,

stirring into the mash. Season

to taste and set aside.

3 Preheat oven to 200°C.

Remove pie mould from fridge,

and spread potato mixture over

chicken. If the filling is not cold,

the potato will sink. Smooth

top with a spatula, then create

a pattern with a palette knife

to help crisp the top. Bake

pie until bubbling and golden

brown (35 minutes). Remove

from oven and cool for 10

minutes, then serve seasoned

with salt flakes on top. ●

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RECIPE TRISTAN ROSIER.