Corned Beef Pie
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Ingredients
- 8oz Plain Flour (sieved)
- 4oz Butter(cubed)
- 4oz Lard(cubed)
- 2tbspn Water
- 1 Tin Corned Beef
- 500g Potatoes
- 2 Medium Carrots
- 1 Medium Onion (finely chopped)
- 2-3tsp Mixed Herbs
Accompaniment
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Description
This pie recipe mixes the corn beef with creamy mash, carrots and chopped onions on top of a blind baked pie with the remaining pastry to make the topping
Method
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Pastry
1.Sieve flour and a pinch of salt into a large bowl add the lard and butter and rub together until resembles breadcrumbs add the water and mix with wooden spoon until it starts binding together finish by using hands.
2.Wrap in cling film and put it in fridge for about 20 mins.
Pie Filling
3.Peel and chop potatoes and boil until fork will easily go in.Mash the potato with a little milk.
4.Finely chop carrots and onion and cook in little olive oil for about 8mins.
5.Put corned beef into a large bowl and mash with a fork, add the mash,carrots,onion and mixed herbs and mix together.
6.Grease pie dish and roll out half pastry and blind bake for about 15 mins at 160C. Allow to cool.
7.Add pie filling you will probably only need just over half the filling,(I keep the rest in an airtight container and refrigerate, and make some pasties.)
8.Roll out remaining pastry and cover pie. Beat egg and brush the pie with it. Make a cross in the middle with a knife.
9.Bake for about 25-30mins 180C.
Who'd of thought about using a tin of corned beef this way.. !