Best Chicken Vol Au Vents Recipes

CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM VOL AU VENTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas mark 6.
• Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper.
• Cut out six round discs (7cm/3in in diameter) from pastry sheet.
• Egg wash all of them and place on the baking tray.
• Using smaller round cutter (4cm/1½in in diameter) cut each remaining disc.
• Place these outer circle on top of base discs on baking tray.
• Egg wash the vol au vents again and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and golden brown. Remove and set aside.
• While the pastry is cooking, fry the onion with the oil and butter over a medium heat until softened and translucent.
• Turn up the heat and tip in the chicken. Brown on all sides.
• Add the mushrooms and cook for three minutes.
• Pour in the wine and let it sizzle until the liquid as halved.
• Stir in the double cream and cheese. Season to taste.
• Spoon into pastry cases and serve warm, sprinkled with chives.

CHICKEN VOL AU VENT

Steps:

• 1. Put 1/4 cup of cooking oil in a large fry pan.Cook chicken pieces over medium heat for 5 minutes and set aside. To oil in pan add the 1/4 cup of onion. Cook for 2 minutes...be careful not to burn.Add the wine, chicken broth and tarragon. Bring to a boil than simmer uncovered for 3 minutes.Add the whipping cream and simmer 1 - 2 minutes longer until sauce thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon. Return chicken to skillet along with 1/2 tsp pepper Stir well Serve over pastry shells.
• 2. Cook Pastry shells according to package directions. Be sure to clean out centres before filling with chicken mixture. I usually double or triple the liquid ingredients as I love this sauce!!!

CHICKEN VOL-AU-VENTS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven at 180oc.
• Saute garlic, spring onions, tarragon and seasoings in the butter for 2 minutes.
• Reduce heat, add sliced chicken and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add wine and cream and bring to the boil.
• Combine cornflour with water, then add to the chicken and stir until thickened.
• Spoon into the vol-au-vent cases
• Heat in the oven for 5 mintes.
• Serve it hot.

VOL AU VENTS

Steps:

• Put the stock and bay leaf in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and turn off the heat.
• Melt the butter in a saute pan and fry the onions for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook until shrunken, dark and golden. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Sprinkle over the flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the wine and cook until it disappears. Pour over the stock, add the chicken and cook, stirring, until the sauce thickens, about 3 minutes. Stir in the creme fraiche and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the parsley.
• Spoon the chicken mixture into the vol au vent shells and serve.