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MBE v tigs78 chicken and leek pie challenge

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  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    Did you get any Jam?
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  • jobbingmusician
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    mrbadexample wrote:

    it wasn't cheap so I didn't get much.

    I note the photo carefully DOESN'T show the price! :rotfl:
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  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    jobbingmusician wrote:
    I note the photo carefully DOESN'T show the price! :rotfl:

    Not deliberately....that little bit (0.155kg) was £1.24, £7.99 per kg. :eek:
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • mrbadexample
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    Rikki wrote:
    Did you get any Jam?

    :confused:

    Racking me braincell here....there's no jam in a chicken and leek pie is there? _pale_
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    mrbadexample wrote:
    :confused:

    Racking me braincell here....there's no jam in a chicken and leek pie is there? _pale_

    You use it to make Jam Tarts out of the leftover pastry.:cool:
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  • tigs78
    tigs78 Posts: 539 Forumite
    jobbingmusician wrote:
    You OK Tigs? I do think he's getting the idea (and I now realise he's got previously undeclared sauce-making experience! ;) )

    Yes, I'm back! Was quite busy at work today so havn't had a chance to check in.
    jobbingmusician wrote:
    Yes, it's a basic white sauce. But it will make it tastier if you fry off the bacon and leeks and add the flour to that, rather than just starting with flour in your pan. :)

    Right, well I can do roux but my recipe for roux sauce is 45g butter, 45g plain flour and 285ml milk... So do I cook the leeks and bacon in butter rather than oil (i'm sure I saw olive oil mentioned earlier) and if I use butter how will I know how much is left in the pan after taking the leeks and bacon out before I add my flour?

    I have my shopping list ready but I think Mr BE is being a bit previous, I have an obsession with sell by dates so will go on Wednesday night to get the stuff I need. So far I have:

    Proper butter for the pastry (normallly use half fat spreadable butter).
    Chicken breasts
    Leeks
    Smoked bacon
    Baking bean thingies
    Greaseproof paper

    Am also going to get some potatoes and make some roasties, my Aunt Bessie has made me a batch of yorkies already so it would be rude not to use them and I think sweetcorn would be nice with my pie :)
  • mrbadexample
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    tigs78 wrote:
    I have my shopping list ready but I think Mr BE is being a bit previous, I have an obsession with sell by dates so will go on Wednesday night to get the stuff I need.

    Chicken BB 29th, so that'll be ok. I was going to get it on Thursday if it wasn't fresh enough. :D
    tigs78 wrote:
    Am also going to get some potatoes and make some roasties, my Aunt Bessie has made me a batch of yorkies already so it would be rude not to use them and I think sweetcorn would be nice with my pie :)

    And you're doing extras? :eek: I was just gonna have pie! :p
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • pandas66
    pandas66 Posts: 18,811 Forumite
    Rikki wrote:
    You use it to make Jam Tarts out of the leftover pastry.:cool:
    got to be done :T afew lemon curd if no jam:p
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  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    Rikki wrote:
    You use it to make Jam Tarts out of the leftover pastry.:cool:

    That's a great idea you didn't tell me about soon enough. :rolleyes:
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • aurora_borealis_2
    aurora_borealis_2 Posts: 13,477 Forumite
    make a nice sculpture for the top of the pie instead :)


    .... this should be good:D
    de do-do-do, de dar-dar-dar ;)
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