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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Smoked Chicken Curry Turnovers

January 29, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Meats, Eggs		Caprial3	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Apple juice
1/2	c	Dry sherry
1/2	c	White wine
2		Shallots, chopped
2		Cloves garlic, chopped
2	c	Heavy cream
1	T	Curry powder
		Salt and pepper to taste
1		Breast smoked chicken
		julienned
1		Pear, peeled and sliced
1		Red pepper, diced
1		Sweet onion, diced
4	oz	Fresh mild goat cheese
2		Sheets puff pastry, about
		1/8 th of an
		inch thick 8×10
		Egg wash
42		Fat, 0 Other Carbohydrates

INSTRUCTIONS

Place apple juice, sherry, white wine, shallots and garlic in a  medium
size sauce pan. Reduce over high heat until about 1/4 cup of  liquid
remains. Add cream and reduce until about 1 1/4 cup of liquid  remains.
Heat a small saute pan until hot. Add the curry powder and  dry saute
until you smell the aroma. About 1 minute. Add curry powder  to the
sauce and season with salt and pepper. Allow to cool.  filling  Place
chicken, pear, pepper, onion, goat cheese and cooled sauce in a  medium
size bowl. Mix well. Cut the puff pastry into either 18  squares or 6
large squares. Place an appropriate amount of mixture  depending on the
size of the square. Fold over dough to form a  triangle. Seal the
triangle with egg wash. Crimp with a fork. Brush  the tops of the
triangle with a bit of egg wash and place on a  greased sheet pan. Bake
in a 425 degree oven 15-25 minutes or until  golden brown. Serve warm
or cold.  Converted by MC_Buster.  Per serving: 2650 Calories (kcal);
214g Total Fat; (76% calories from  fat); 22g Protein; 124g
Carbohydrate; 653mg Cholesterol; 447mg Sodium  Food Exchanges: 3
Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 4 Vegetable; 2 1/2  Fruit;  Converted by
MM_Buster v2.0n.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 6122 Calories From Fat: 3747 Total Fat: 422g Cholesterol: 661mg Sodium: 2150mg Potassium: 4376.4mg Carbohydrates: 464.4g Fiber: 20.8g Sugar: 53.1g Protein: 93.8g