This is a guest post from Thibeault's Table
This was one of our dinners last week. I called Moe from work and asked him to take the puff pastry out of the freezer. I had plans. No recipe, but a general idea.
I had a double chicken breast that I had presalted with the idea of roasting it , but decided to make Chicken and Broccoli Turnovers instead.
First, I covered the chicken breast with broth, added a garlic clove and a sprig of thyme and put the chicken on to simmer.
The broccoli was steamed and set aside and when the chicken was cooked it was also set a side while I made the sauce.
I started with a roux (butter and flour) and used half chicken broth (what the chicken was cooked in) and half cream. I then seasoned it with a little minced garlic (used a microplane), fresh thyme, salt, pepper and fresh grated Parmesan cheese.
The chicken was removed from the bone and chopped up into small pieces and was added to the sauce along with the broccoli.
Then I rolled out the puff pastry and cut it into squares. Brushed a little beaten egg along the edges and sealed the turnovers using a fork.
I finished them off by brushing the turnovers with the beaten egg and into a 400°F oven for about 20 minutes.
The turnovers were baked on a parchment lined baking/cookie sheet.
Do you find it easy or difficult to make up recipes on a whim?
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Comments (7)
Improvisation seems to be how I cook most of the time.
Dishes are easy to improvise on a whim if the ingredients you have on hand go together! Especially to make things like pot pies, scrambles or pasta dishes. Or soups and stir fries. My cooking rarely requires a recipe with exact measurements. But baking is another story.
Maybe I'm just tired but.... "
The broccoli was steamed and set aside and when the chicken was cooked it was also set a side while I made the sauce."
I read when the CHILDREN was cooked.
Hahahaha.
And yes, I almost always improvise dishes.
Yumy!! I want to make this now! <3
I don't like broccoli but as long as the rest of it hides the taste...
If I had this stuff, I would totally make that for dinner tonight. Mmmm
lovely photo it looks like the recipe that I make for my kids. I named it Cialis because it has some exotic ingredients...