Brazilian Chicken and Catupiry Pie

Ingredients

  • 500 grams all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 200 grams butter
  • 600 grams chicken breast, cubed
  • 1 medium onion, cubed
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 tomatoes, cubed
  • chopped parsley, to taste
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 1 (15 oz) can corn, drained
  • 1 (15 oz) can heavy cream, without the serum
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 (250g) tube catupiry cheese
  • 250 grams shredded mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Filling

  1. In a pressure cooker, add a drizzle of oil and sautΓ© the onion until soft

  2. Add the garlic and sautΓ©

  3. Add the tomatoes and celery, and when the tomatoes are almost dissolved, add the chicken cubes and season with salt, black pepper, and paprika, then sautΓ©

  4. Add 800 ml of water, cover the pot, and once the pressure cooker reaches pressure, reduce the heat and cook for 30 minutes

  5. Open the pot, remove the chicken, and shred it

  6. Reserve 3 ladles of the broth

  7. Blend the remaining mixture in a blender

  8. Return the blended mixture to a pot over low heat, add the corn and 3 tablespoons of flour, and mix until thickened

  9. Let the filling cool completely

Crust

  1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, a pinch of salt, and butter, and mix until it becomes a crumble

  2. Make a well in the center and gradually add the cooking broth, then knead until it forms a uniform dough that doesn't stick to the hands

  3. Line a 20x40 cm pan with the dough, covering the bottom and sides

  4. Bake in a preheated oven at 180Β°C for 20 minutes

Assembly

  1. Once the filling and crust have cooled, spread the filling in the pre-baked crust

  2. Cover with shredded mozzarella cheese

  3. Decorate with dollops of catupiry cheese

  4. Bake in a preheated oven at 180Β°C for 35 minutes, switching to broil for the last 5 minutes if available to brown the top

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