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How to prepare pork pie

Pulse daily DIY recipe teaches prospective chefs how to prepare healthy, Ghanaian dishes in a simple way.

Pork pie

Ingredients

  • Short crust pastry
  • 250g of plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 125g of cubed cold butter
  • 60ml cold water
  • Salt to taste
  • 150g of black pudding sausage
  • 200g of Chorizo sausage
  • 2 finely diced shallots
  • 2 chopped yellow peppers
  • 40g of fresh thyme
  • 2 finely chopped garlic

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Method

  • Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl.Add the salt, cubed butter and rub between your fingers till you have a breadcrumb consistency.
  • Alternatively add the flour , baking powder, salt and butter to a food processor and pulse to a breadcrumb consistency.
  • This should take less than a minute. Add the cold water to the flour to form a doughPlease don't overwork the dough. You want it crumbly, crunchy and moist, when cooked.
  • Wrap the dough in a cling film and place it in the fridge for about 45min.
  • On a floured surface, roll your pastry out and cut into 4 squares.
  • Remove the sausages from their skin and finely dice the black puddingPlace the sausages, peppers, shallots, yellow peppers, thyme and garlic in a bowl and mix well.
  • Leave the mixture for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse.
  • You can cut the rolled pastry into squares  or circles (using a medium sized bowl to cut into circles).
  • Be creative with the filling, use diced potatoes, Kale, Fish, Chicken, Turkey or meat etc (whatever you prefer).
  • Place a tablespoon of the filling in the middle of each cut pastry. Pick a corner of the pastry and fold to meet the opposite end.
  • Use your thumb or a fork to seal the ends. Use the fork to insert 3 holes on top of each pastry (as shown below). This helps the heat circulate evenly and cooks the filling perfectly.
  • Pre heat your oven to 180*c
  • Using a silicone baking sheet (alternatively you can grease a baking tray and sprinkle with flour).
  • Whisk the egg till well mixed and using a cooking brush, wash the surface with the egg. The egg wash enables the pie to brown beautifully.Bake the pie for about 10-12 minutes or until golden.
  • Serve with steamed vegetables or mixed onion and tomatoes salad.
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Source: ndudu-by-fafa.blogspot.com

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