Best 2 English Meat Pie Recipes

ENGLISH PASTRY FOR MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Put the flour in a mixing bowl.
• Combine the water, milk, lard and salt in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Let simmer until the lard melts.
• Add the liquid to the flour, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to blend thoroughly. This dough should be shaped or rolled while it is still hot or quite warm.

ENGLISH MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Dough Dice butter. Combine flour & butter. With fingers, press butter into flour until the mix looks mealy. Crack egg into small dish, add 4 tbsp ice water. Beat. Add to flour bowl. Mix just until a paste forms. Slowly add remaining ice water if mix doesn't come together. Split into 1/3 & 2/3 portions. Shape into a disk & wrap with plastic. refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 1 day before using. Filling In med saute pan over med-high heat melt butter. Add onion & garlic, stir often until soft but not at all brown - 4 minutes. Set aside to cool then refrigerate to chill. Put pork, ham, S&P, thyme, & the onion-garlic mixture in a bowl. Use hands or spatula to mix well. Slowly add stock a few tbsp at a time until incorporated. Cover & refrigerate until cold, 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425-F On a flowered work surface, roll the larger piece of dough into a 12-inch circle, 1/8-inch thick. Brush off excess flour, place on baking sheet. Shape meat into a 5-inch x 2 1/2-inch thick disk & place in the center of the dough. Carefully lift the edges of the dough & wrap around the meat so that the top is partially covered. Roll out the remaining dough until it's 1/8-inch thick & cut a 6-inch circle from the center. Cut a 3/4-inch hole in the center of this dough circle. Set aside. Egg wash In a small bowl whisk the 3 ingredients until uniformly blended. Using a pastry brush, paint the edges of the dough that encases the meat. Then paint one side of the 6-inch dough circle. Lift the circle, place egg wash side down on the meat. Crimp seam to seal with bottom crust. Brush top. Bake 20-25 minutes, until crust begins to brown. Reduce oven to 350-F, bake 50 minutes until internal temp of pie is 150-F. Remove pie & rest for 15 minutes. Serve warm, at room temp, or chilled. To serve chilled, make aspic: Combine chicken stock with gelatin. Microwave to dissolve gelatin. Pour slowly through steam vent in top of pie. Let cool, refrigerate until firm, 3 hours.