Vol-au-Vent DELUXE 🍗🥐 The Ultimate Belgian Classic!

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade pastry dough

Phyllo dough is lower in fat, while homemade options can save costs.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Turkey is leaner, and canned chicken is budget-friendly.

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

white wine

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Broth adds flavor without alcohol, and juice is a non-alcoholic option.

Add chicken to a cooking pot along with garlic, parsley stems, onions, carrot, leek, celery, thyme, bay leaves, black peppercorns, and salt.

Cover the chicken with water and let it boil and simmer for 90 minutes.

Melt butter in a skillet and add mushrooms, seasoning with pepper, salt, and lemon juice; cook until golden brown and set aside.

Take puff pastry and cut out rings of 7 cm diameter (4 circles) and 5 cm diameter (3 circles) per pastry, leaving 1 full circle.

Mash the full circles with a fork and smear them with egg.

Place a cut-out circle on top and smear with egg again; repeat with the other 2 rings.

Bake the pastry for 25 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius.

In a bowl, mix minced meat with 1 egg and breadcrumbs; knead the mixture and form little meatballs.

Heat stock and cook the meatballs for 2 minutes, then set aside.

Remove chicken from the broth, discard skin, and take off the meat; set aside.

In a skillet, heat butter and add flour; mix and let it dry for a few minutes on medium heat.

Add the rest of the stock while stirring, season with pepper, salt, and lemon juice, then add a bit of cream and cook to thicken the sauce.

Remove from heat and add chicken, meatballs, and mushrooms to the sauce; mix together.

Fill a plate with the pastry and add the sauce with the meat; top with hollandaise sauce if desired.

Finish with freshly peeled gray shrimps and fresh chopped parsley.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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