Name: Coq au vin pie & creamy chive mash
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil -; 2 tbsp butter -; 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, chopped into chunky pieces -; 50g bacon lardons -; 1 onion, chopped -; 2 medium carrots, thickly sliced -; 150g button mushrooms -; 2 tbsp plain flour -; 3 thyme sprigs, tied together with kitchen string -; 1 bay leaf -; 150ml red wine -; 500ml hot chicken stock -; 2 tsp cornflour -; 400g plain flour, plus extra for dusting -; 1 tsp fine salt -; 180g cold butter, cut into cubes -; 2 eggs, beaten -; 1kg Maris Piper potatoes, cut into large even-sized chunks -; 30g butter -; 50ml whole milk, warmed -; ½ bunch of chives, finely chopped -

Ingredients for - Coq au vin pie & creamy chive mash

1. 1 tbsp olive oil

2. 2 tbsp butter

3. 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, chopped into chunky pieces

4. 50g bacon lardons

5. 1 onion, chopped

6. 2 medium carrots, thickly sliced

7. 150g button mushrooms

8. 2 tbsp plain flour

9. 3 thyme sprigs, tied together with kitchen string

10. 1 bay leaf

11. 150ml red wine

12. 500ml hot chicken stock

13. 2 tsp cornflour

14. 400g plain flour, plus extra for dusting

15. 1 tsp fine salt

16. 180g cold butter, cut into cubes

17. 2 eggs, beaten

18. 1kg Maris Piper potatoes, cut into large even-sized chunks

19. 30g butter

20. 50ml whole milk, warmed

21. ½ bunch of chives, finely chopped

How to cook deliciously - Coq au vin pie & creamy chive mash

1 . Stage

Heat the oil and butter in a flameproof casserole over a medium heat and fry the chicken and bacon lardons for 10-15 mins, or until evenly browned. Add the onion, carrots and mushrooms, and fry for 5 mins more. Stir in the plain flour and cook for 2 mins, then add the thyme and bay. Slowly stir in the wine and bring to a simmer, then add the stock, a little at a time, stirring between each addition. Season and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for 30 mins, then remove the lid and cook for 15 mins more. Spoon a little of the sauce into a small bowl and mix with the cornflour, then stir this back into the coq au vin. Remove the thyme and bay. Leave to cool for 1 hr.

2 . Stage

To make the pastry, tip the flour, salt and butter into a food processor and pulse to fine crumbs. Add half the beaten egg and 2 tbsp ice-cold water and pulse again until the dough just comes together. Add an extra 1 tbsp water if the pastry feels dry. Tip onto a lightly floured work surface and knead briefly until you have a uniform dough, then wrap and chill for at least 1 hr.

3 . Stage

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut off a quarter of the pastry and roll it into a long strip on a lightly floured surface. Attach the strip of dough around the lip of a 26cm pie dish using a little of the remaining beaten egg, and use any offcuts to make decorations, if you like (we cut out a crescent and scored it to make a chicken decoration). Roll the remaining pastry out into a 30cm circle, about 5mm thick. Spoon the filling into the dish and use the rolling pin to lift the pastry circle over the dish. Crimp the edges in a decorative pattern to seal, or do this with a fork. At this stage, the pie can be wrapped and frozen for up to three months. Defrost in the fridge overnight, then continue as below. Brush with most of the remaining beaten egg and attach any decorations. Chill for 30 mins, then brush with the rest of the egg. Bake in the centre of the oven for 35-40 mins until the pastry is golden and the filling is piping hot. Leave to rest for 10 mins.

4 . Stage

Meanwhile, make the mash. Put the potatoes in a large saucepan with a large pinch of salt, cover with cold water and bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover. Cook for 15-20 mins until the tip of a knife can be easily inserted. Drain and leave to steam-dry for 5 mins, then pass through a potato ricer or sieve, or mash with a potato masher. Fold in the butter, warm milk and chives. Season. Serve the pie with the mash.