Galician-Style Chicken Empanada — Three Many Cooks

Ingredients

• 1 small whole chicken (3 - 4 lbs)
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 3 medium Spanish onions, thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 fresh thyme sprig
• 2 bay leaves
• ½ cup dry white wine, such as Albariño
• 8 – 10 plum tomatoes (fresh or canned), cut into small dice
• 2 teaspoons pimentón (Spanish smoked paprika)
• 1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
• Pinch of sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, more for dusting
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ¼ teaspoon pimentón
• ½ cup water
• 1 large egg, beaten