Leftover Pie
Have leftovers in the fridge? Well, this pie is a quick and easy way to use up all the odds and ends, so you don't have to throw food out! Simply substitute the ham meat for, say, any other cooked meat, and the mushroom and leeks can be any other veg that you like.
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Makes: 4 servings
Ingredients
30g butter
40g (1/4 cup) plain flour
250ml (1 cup) chicken stock
1 leek, white part only
200g mushrooms
200g chopped ham (or any leftover cooked meat)
50-60g tasty cheese (1 cup) tasty cheese
10g porcini mushrooms
125ml (1/2 cup) cream
4 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 egg, for brushing
Extra butter (or garlic butter), for sautéing
Method
Soak porcini mushrooms in 125ml (1/2 cup) hot water. Leave for at least 5 minutes.
Melt butter in a medium sized saucepan, then add flour all at once. Cook, stirring, over medium heat for a couple of minutes till mixture starts to darken slightly.
Turn the heat down to low and whisk in stock. Simmer till mixture thickens slightly.
Add porcini mushroom water to the sauce, and stir. Stir in cream and simmer again, till mixture starts to thicken.
Meanwhile, thinly slice the white part of the leeks and mushrooms (both fresh and rehydrated porcini). Heat the garlic butter (2 tsp butter, 1 tsp garlic, 1 tsp minced parsley) till foaming, then add mushrooms, leek and a pinch of salt.
Sauté till lightly browned, add ham and fry over medium heat till ham is warmed through and browned. Add the cream sauce and cheese, and stir over low heat till cheese melts.
Lay two sheets of puff pastry over each other and slice into half.
These will make the top and bottom of your pie. Fold the top layer in half and, using a pair of scissors, make incisions into the folded side, leaving a border around the edge.
Remove the plastic and lay the bottom sheet on a baking tray. Add a quarter of the filling onto the centre of the pastry, making sure that you leave enough space for the pastry to seal. Top with the second, cut layer of pastry, and use the prongs of a fork to seal the edges. Brush with beaten egg.
Bake till pie is puffed and golden brown. About 20-30 minutes.
Categories
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#lunch
#dinner
#baking
#easy
#quick
#weekend
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