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Pork Pie
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Publish Date: 2016-12-16 11:24:39
Description: This is the most lovely pork pie you can make. Really inexpensive and enjoyed by everyone. Ingredients You can use a Weschenfelder pork pie kit, which is easy and really tasty. This recipe below is from scratch. 1 kilo pork shoulder 11 g salt (I used curing salt but ordinary non iodised will do) 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1 tablespoon chopped sage 1 tablespoon chopped thyme 1 teaspoon ground pepper Cut the pork into 1 cm (1/2 inches) pieces. Add all the seasonings to the meat and mix well, then store for a good hour or longer in the fridge while you make the crust. For the crust 800 g plain flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 350 g lard (12 oz) 350 ml water (12 fl oz) To make the crust Cut the lard into small cubes and place in the water. Bring to the boil. Add the salt to the flour Add the fat mixture (Be really careful with this, try not to let it spit). Stir with a wooden spoon and when cool enough use the hands to incorporate. Leave to cool for at least 40 minutes – or longer, the cooler the better. Grease a baking tin, I use a springform tin because it is easier to release the pie. Line with 2/3 the pastry and push into the corners, making sure you patch any broken pieces. Fill the pie with the meat, pushing down hard to close all the gaps. Roll out the lid and seal with a fork. Make sure the lid is also pushed well into position. Cut a hole to allow the steam to escape. Wash the top with egg and bake at 180 C Gas 4 360 F for an hour before checking the temperature. It won’t be cooked at this time but check the temperature. You need a minimum of 75 C of 170 F for 15 minutes in the centre of the pie. Recheck every 15 mins. To make a jelly You can use stock with some gelatine leaves in it to make a setting jelly or you can boil up pigs trotters with an onion and a piece of celery and a little salt if you feel like it. Pour into the pie only when it is completely cold. This pie cost £4.00 but they are sold in the shops for three times this amount!
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