Plein Temps Tout?

Roughly translates as 'full time everything!' Leading such a busy life, like so many of us. It's easy to fall into the trap of convenience over quality. But ready meals, sauces in jars and processed food always tasted a bit naff to me. Now cooking from scratch is a big part of my home life and I'm always out to convert people who think they can't, for a number of reasons. I'm always inspired to try new ideas and flavours, and when things work I'll put them on here, alongside some classics of course!

Thursday 3 January 2013

Lamb mushroom and potato Pie

This is similar to the Chicken and leek Pie in that it is only a pie lid ( I'm even using the same pie dish!)

So this came about as my lovely mother-in-law had given us a half leg of lamb to roast. After 1 meal we still had some sizeable chunks left (about 2 handfuls) and a ramekin of fatty lamb juices. It being January and saving money I promised to turn it into another tea.

I used:

125g of ready made puff pastry.
Roast lamb
1/2 red onion chopped
1 clove garlic
2 big chesnut mushrooms
2 medium sized potatoes (diced small and boiled for 10 mins)

Cook off the onion in a dessert spoon of the fatty lamb juices until just beginning to colour then add the drained potatoes, lamb, garlic and diced mushrooms. Keep stirring for 5 minutes then add a pinch of dried mint and dried rosemary, then splash in 1/2 a glass of wine ( white or red is good).

Then add either enough leftover gravy to coat everything (or shake in gravy granules and a splash of water).
Tip everything into the pie dish and brush the edge of the dish with milk so the pastry will stick down. Drape over the puff pastry and push around the edges with a fork, trim off the edges. Cut a couple of slits in the top and brush with milk, then put in a pre-heated oven (180°c) and cook for 15/20 mins until the pastry is browned.

Sorry for the half munched pic. Too hungry to remember to take a photo!

lamb mushroom and potato pie puff pastry lid

We had ours with carrots and broccoli. Enjoy!

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