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Pie, Chip & Peas

Pie, Chip & Peas recipe

We had half a cooked Chicken left from Fridays roast dinner so I had another pop at Hot Water Pastry. When I worked in the butchers I used to turn out 120 Pork Pies each morning and the pasty recipe has stuck in my head. However it’s not quite the same with Gluten free flour. I’m still working on it….

Sue made the Chicken, Blue Cheese, Bacon, Mushroom and Leek filling, which was really good. No such thing as a simple pie here!

Filling Ingredients:-

Cooked Chicken, cubed
Bacon, chopped
Leek, sliced
Mushroom
1 large Onion, sliced
Garlic, grated
Blue Cheese, sliced
Milk
Salt & Pepper
Cornflour
Oil

Filling method:-

(1) Season and fry the Onion and Garlic.
(2) Add the Bacon and fry until well cooked.
(3) Add the chopping Leek and Mushrooms.
(4) Add the milk.
(5) Gently stir in the Chicken and thicken the sauce with Cornflour.
(6) Set aside to cool.

Pastry Ingredients:-

110g of lard
280g of water
500g of plain flour
2 tsp salt
1 tsp Xanthan Gum

Pastry Method:-

(1) Boil the Lard and Water.
(2) In a large bowl combine the Flour, Salt and Xanthan Gum.
(3) Make a well in the middle and add the Water and Lard.
(4) Kneed well to make a very thick dough.
(5) Wrap in cling film and allow to rest for 20 minutes.

Pie Method:-

(1) Oil your pie tins.
(2) Divide the pastry into two larger portions and one smaller. The larger balls are for the pie walls and the tops. The smaller portion is for a divider.
(3) Press pastry into your pie tins to form the walls about 3mm think.
(4) Brush an Egg wash around the inside and bake blind at 180c for 15 minutes.
(5) Remove from the oven and press the walls flat against the tin sides with a spoon if required, while the pastry is still hot.
(6) Allow to cool.
(7) Roll out the remaining larger portion of dough and cut the lids.
(8) Do the same with the smaller portion but roll this out very thin and cut two dividers which will fit inside the casings.
(9) Add the cooled filling so the pies are a little over 2/3 filled.
(10) Add the dividers on top of the filling and press around the edges to seal.
(11) Add the Blue Cheese above the dividers.
(12) Add the pie tops and punch a hole in the middle.
(13) with a fork press the edges together to seal the pies.
(14) Brush with a beaten Egg with a little dried Oregano added.
(15) Bake at 180c for 45 minutes until the tops are golden brown.

Serve with hand cut chips and Peas and enjoy. We certainly did!

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We had some smoked Mackerel fillets in the freezer, so Sue went to work on a bit of recipe mangling….

Ingredients:-

4 Smoked Mackerel fillets, precooked and chopped
1 Tsp of Turmeric
200g of Long Grain Rice
A handful of fresh Coriander
2 Spring Onions, sliced
10 Cherry Tomatoes, halved
2 Tsp of Medium Curry Powder
2 Eggs, hard boiled and quartered
Salt & Pepper to Season
Oil to fry
2 Tbsp of Margarine or Butter
½ Tsp of Mustard Seeds
400ml of Chicken Stock
A Handful of Peas, thawed if previously frozen
A Handful of Curry Leaves
1 Lemon, quartered
4 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Onion, diced
200G of King Prawns, precooked
6 Mushrooms, chopped

Method:-

(1) Over a medium heat dry fry the Mustard Seeds and Curry Leaves until they start to pop.
(2) Add the Oil and Margarine along with the Onion, frying until softened.
(3) Add the Garlic, followed by the Mushrooms.
(4) Stir in the Turmeric, Curry Powder, Salt & Pepper.
(5) Stir in the Rice and add the Chicken Stock.
(6) Allow to simmer stirring to avoid sticking.
(7) Add half of the chopped Coriander and stir in.
(8) When the Stock has almost absorbed add the  Mackerel, Prawns, Peas and Tomatoes. Stirring in.
(9) Stir gently until the  Mackerel and Prawns are heated through.
(10) Garnish with the Egg, Lemon, Spring Onion and remaining Coriander.

Sue is not generally a great fan of Smoked Fish. But we both really enjoyed this dish.

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