Pork and Potato Pies ....
Preparation & Cooking time : 90 minutes
Serves :6
Difficulty : 2/10
You will need:
For the crust :
1 x Roll Puff Pastry
or alternatively
1 x Batch Home Made Pastry (Watch this space)
1 x Roll Puff Pastry
or alternatively
1 x Batch Home Made Pastry (Watch this space)
For the filling
:
4 pork sausages
2 XL potatoes
1 XL Egg
1 Tbsp Worcester Sauce
1 pinch salt
1 Tsp brown sugar
Pepper to taste
4 pork sausages
2 XL potatoes
1 XL Egg
1 Tbsp Worcester Sauce
1 pinch salt
1 Tsp brown sugar
Pepper to taste
Method: (see below for pictorial)
Precook
the potatoes and leave to cool
Heat the oven to 180'c
Heat the oven to 180'c
For the crust
:
- Roll out the pastry until about 5mm thick
- Cut large circles to fit inside your muffin pan, with extra pastry sticking out
above the pan
- Cut medium circles for the top of the pies
- Line the muffin pans with the large circles and set aside (do not bake yet)
- Cut medium circles for the top of the pies
- Line the muffin pans with the large circles and set aside (do not bake yet)
For the filling
:
- Take
the cool potatoes and roughly mash with a fork , this does not have to be a
fine mash but rather a chunky uneven mash.
- Push the pork sausage mix out of the skins and on top of the mash mix
- Add the egg and spices and turn over with a fork, do not overwork and make the mixture squishy.
- Spoon the filling into the casings , place the large circles over the filling and bring the pastry edges together and squash tightly closed
Bake at 180'c for 25minutes
- Push the pork sausage mix out of the skins and on top of the mash mix
- Add the egg and spices and turn over with a fork, do not overwork and make the mixture squishy.
- Spoon the filling into the casings , place the large circles over the filling and bring the pastry edges together and squash tightly closed
Bake at 180'c for 25minutes
** cooks note -
Do not over spice the filling as it will already containing seasoning from the sausage mix.
Do not over spice the filling as it will already containing seasoning from the sausage mix.
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