Thai Chicken Party Pies

You can use green curry paste if you prefer or even an Indian paste for something different.

Ingredients

• ½ onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 chicken breast, shredded (we used BBQ chicken)
• 1 tsp. fish sauce
• ½ cup chicken stock, salt reduced
• 2 tsp. Thai Red or Penang curry paste
• 165ml (small can) coconut milk, light
• ¼ red capsicum, diced
• ½ cup frozen peas
• 3 frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• Cooking spray

Method

1. In a non-stick frypan heat your olive oil and on medium heat sauté the onion and red capsicum for a few minutes or until soft.
2. Add garlic and curry paste, stirring for 30 seconds until aroma has been released. Add coconut milk fish sauce, chicken stock and chicken. Simmer for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add frozen peas, season with cracked pepper and when the peas have cooked take off heat to cool slightly.
4. Meanwhile layout your sheets of pastry on bench to thaw. We used a muffin tin, which we sprayed with cooking spray. Cut circles out for base of pie and top of pie. Press base pastry in so it moulds the muffin area then spoon some of the mixture into each base. Place the top of the pie, pinching the two pastry’s together then fold over so there is no overhang. Option to glaze with either milk or egg wash. Slot a knife into the centre of each pie for the steam to escape.
5. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until top is golden brown.