Empadão

Name: Empadão
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: For pastry: 400g plain flour; 200g butter; 2 egg yolks; pinch salt; For filling: 400g cooked shredded chicken; 200g hearts of palm, sliced; 200ml cream; 2 tbsp plain flour; 1 onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced

Brazilian chicken pot pie — shortcrust pastry shell filled with a creamy chicken and heart of palm filling, baked golden.

Total time

85 min

Prep

40 min

Cook

45 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Brazilian

Ingredients

For pastry: 400gplain flour

200gbutter

2egg yolks

pinchsalt

For filling: 400gcooked shredded chicken

200ghearts of palm, sliced

200mlcream

2 tbspplain flour

1onion, diced

2 clovesgarlic, minced

Instructions

Make shortcrust pastry. Rest 30 minutes.

Fry onion and garlic. Add flour. Add cream gradually. Add chicken and palm. Season.

Line a pie dish with pastry, fill, top with remaining pastry, seal and brush with egg wash.

Bake at 180°C for 40 minutes until golden.

Cool 15 minutes before cutting.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1040

Protein

45.3g

Fat

57.8g

Carbs

84.5g

Fiber

3.3g

Sodium

2038mg

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