Chicken Drumsticks in Pastry Pouches
A stunning treat! The combination of crispy pastry, aromatic meat, and juicy filling will win everyone over. I recommend this recipe if you plan to surprise your guests. These ingredients make 6 servings.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 6
- Recipe difficulty
- 3 / 5
Dairy free — conditional
- Choose a version of “puff pastry” without the following components — dairy components.
Egg free — conditional
- Choose a version of “puff pastry” without the following components — eggs.
Ingredients
for 6 servings
- puff pastry 500 g
- chicken drumstick 600 g
- champignons 300 g
- eggplants 300 g
- onion 100 g
- salt
- pepper
- vegetable oil
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Instructions
Step 1 of 17
Finely chop the onion.
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Cut the eggplants into cubes. In case of bitterness, salt them and leave for 30 minutes, then rinse in cold water and squeeze out.
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Clean the mushrooms and chop them finely.
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Sauté the chopped onion in vegetable oil.
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Add the eggplants to the onion.
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Then add the mushrooms.
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Add a little salt and pepper.
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Fry until all liquid has evaporated (about 15 minutes), then let cool.
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Place the chicken drumsticks in a pan with vegetable oil.
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Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Fry on both sides until done (approximately 25–30 minutes) and let cool.
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Roll out the pastry to a thickness of about 3 mm and cut into squares measuring 15×15 cm.
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Place 2–3 tbsp of filling in the center of each square.
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Place a drumstick on top of the filling.
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Gather the edges of the pastry into a pouch and tie with a string (do not tighten too much).
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To prevent the bones from burning, they can be wrapped in foil. Line a baking pan with parchment paper or grease with vegetable oil. Arrange the pouches and place them in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 15–20 minutes until golden brown. Remove the strings after cooking.
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This recipe uses store-bought pastry, but if desired, it can be made from scratch using recipes from the forum: "Puff Pastry Recipes".
