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Cottage Pie - Pie

Cottage Pie - Pie

Yes Pie - Pie, it’s not a typo. This is Cottage Pie filling in a mashed Potato based pastry casing. Try it, you’ll be pleasantly surprised!

Pastry Ingredients:-

375g warm mashed Potato
50g Margarine (Or Butter if you prefer)
190g Plain Flour (Gluten free in our case)
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Xanthan Gum
1 tsps Salt and few grinds of Pepper
2 beaten Eggs, half to glaze
1 tsp Mustard Powder

Method:-

(1) Press into a pie casing and blind bake for 12 minutes at 180c.
(2) Add the Cottage Pie filling.
(3) Form the lid and glaze with the remaining beaten Egg.
(4) Return to the oven for a further 15 minutes.

No pie is considered complete without double fried chips and peas here! The remaining Cottage Pie filling is in the fridge and will have mash added for tonight's dinner.

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Chicken with Blue Stilton and Mushroom Sauce

Sue’s daughter bought her a selection of great Welsh Cheeses for her birthday. So armed with Blue Stilton this was her creation last night.

Sauce Ingredients:-

Crème Fresh
Soft Cheese (Philadelphia or similar)
Blue Cheese
Shallots, sliced
2  Cloves of Garlic, minced
300ml of Chicken Stock
100ml Cheap White Wine
A knob of Butter
Rehydrated Wild Mushrooms ( Auricularia Auricula-Judae ), chopped
Salt & Pepper

Method:-

(1) Fry the Shallots and then add the Garlic until the Shallots are softened.
(2) Season with Salt & Pepper.
(3) Add the Chicken Stock and Wild Mushrooms then simmer for 20 minutes.
(4) Add the Wine Wine and simmer for another 20 minutes.
(5) Add the Blue Stilton and allow to break down.
(6) Add the Crème Fresh and Soft Cheese and stir in.
(7) Add the Butter and turn off the heat.
(8) Stir and serve.

We served the sauce of Chicken breasts stuffed with Blue Stilton. With Broccoli, Carrots, fried Potato discs and a bit of fresh Parsley to garnish.

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