Colcannon and smoked chicken canapés

Name: Colcannon and smoked chicken canapés
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Makes 24
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 40 g (1¼ oz) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into cubes; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ small onion, finely chopped; 60 g (2 oz) smoked chicken, finely chopped; 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar; 2 egg yolks; 55 g (1¾ oz) cranberries, fresh or frozen; 200 g (6½ oz) plain flour; 2 teaspoons soft brown sugar; 3 tablespoons water; 55 g (1¾ oz) cabbage; 1 tablespoon oil; 120 g (4 oz) floury potatoes

Preparation info

Makes
24

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 50

Appears in

Christmas

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

These delicious appetizers of smoky chicken and cranberry chutney have an Irish twist, with a filling of buttery potato and cabbage.

Ingredients

Pastry

200 g (6½ oz) plain flour
¼ teaspoon salt

Europe
Ireland
Starter
Christmas
December
Winter

Method

Brush two 12-hole shallow patty pans or tart trays or 24 individual tartlet tins, 3 cm (1¼ inches) across and 1.5 cm (⅝ inch) deep, with some melted butter.
To make the pastry, sieve together the flour and salt into a large bowl. Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Make a well in the centre and add