This recipe didn't make it into the cookbook - simply because it never stays the same!
Pasties - My way
8 sheets of puff pasties (de-thawed)
500g of minced beef
2 potatoes
3 carrots
2 onions, diced
2 good handfuls of frozen diced vegies, if you want more colour
1-2 teaspoons of curry powder (can use Paprika) personal taste
Shake of Salt and Pepper
(we change the vegetables around depending on the season)
Remember that pasties were traditional to Cornwell and were taken into mines as an easy meal.)
Pre-heat to Oven to 200’c. Par-boil the vegetables. Brown the onion, add the meat and cook until no longer red, but don’t over cook.
Add the vegetables, and flavourings of your choice. Mix well.
Lay out the de-thawed puff pastries sheets (1 per pastie) – place 2-3 cups of mixture on one ½ of the sheet, assuming the shape of a triangle.
Wet the edges of the ‘triangle’ and fold over the pastry to form a triangle. Seal well, brush with a light layer of milk and place on a greased tray. Cook for approx 20min.
Another method is NOT to cook any ingredients, divide the mixture evenly between 12 round pastry sheets, seal, brush with milk and then cook for 10min at 200’c and then 180’c for 30-35min
This recipe can be halved, doubled etc, depending on what is required
(This recipes feeds 2 people per triangle) with a salad on the side
November 23, 2010
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My grandmother used to use the leftovers from the leg of lamb roast, run through a mincer with the vegetables - parsnip, celery, carrots, onions and a big "dollop" of Worcestershire sauce.
ReplyDeleteI still remember cranking the handle as the "worms" came out. we made our own pastry, just the standard pie crust dough, and would brush them with butter to get them golden.
it was usually on a sunday night, and I would be allowed to have them cold with my school lunch the next day, if there were any left.
shepards pie is another using Sundays roast lamb, minced, I too used to turn the handle (watching out for your fingers!)
ReplyDeleteMum makes her own pastry too, sometimes to simplify things, it's easier to use pre-prepared.
I like the 'old' type foods, simple and the taste is there, but the easiest thing?......... No fancy ingredients....... that's the most important thing for me!