Rappie Pie – Canadian potato casserole with chicken

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 900 g potatoes
• 400 g chicken breast
• 1 liter chicken broth
• 1 onion(s)
• 2 tbsp butter
• salt and pepper
• 200 g cheese, grated

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 40 minutes

Peel the potatoes and grate them into strips using a grater or food processor. Then place them in a clean cotton cloth and wring them out as firmly as possible to squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Cut the chicken breast into thin strips and simmer in the chicken broth for about 5-10 minutes. Then remove from the broth and set aside. Preheat the oven to 180°C (top/bottom heat). Mix a small amount of the chicken broth with the potatoes until a light mush forms. It shouldn’t be floating in the broth. Season with salt and pepper. Peel the onion and cut it into small cubes or rings. Heat a tablespoon of butter in a small pan and fry the onion over medium heat until golden brown. Grease a baking dish with the second tablespoon of butter. Add half of the potatoes to the dish. Arrange the onions on top, followed by the chicken breast strips. Cover everything with the second half of the potatoes. Place the dish in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Check occasionally to make sure the potatoes aren’t getting too dry. If necessary, add a few spoonfuls of broth. Then sprinkle the grated cheese over the potatoes and bake for another 10 minutes in the oven. You can also use the broiler at the end. Rappie Pie is a traditional Acadian dish from southwestern Nova Scotia and parts of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Its name comes from the French patates râpées, meaning “grated potatoes.”