Pork pies are a staple crossed the UK, but the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie is arguably the astir renowned.
For those looking to personalise the sensation and texture of this British favourite, making them from scratch is decidedly worthy a try. With a plethora of recipes available, a nutrient and flavour adept has disclosed the simplest look that requires conscionable a fewer ingredients. Phil Bianchi, nutrient and flavour adept astatine The Gift of Oil, shared his method exclusively with Express.co.uk, suggesting that sometimes it's champion to instrumentality shortcuts with the pastry. To heighten the flavour, infused oils tin adhd a almighty punch without making the look excessively complex.
Ingredients
- 450g minced pork
- Half an onion, peeled and astir chopped
- Sage, thyme, brackish and pepper
- Garlic-infused olive oil
- Pre-made dough
- One egg, beaten
- Caramelised onion-infused balsamic to serve
Method
- Start by preparing the filling. Put the bulb and minced pork into a nutrient processor and pulse 4 oregon 5 times.
- Add the seasonings and pulse again to premix the ingredients. Preheat your oven to 175C and lightly overgarment a muffin tin with garlic-infused olive oil. Roll retired the ready-made dough connected a floured aboveground until it's thin, past chopped retired larger circles that volition screen the bottommost and sides of the muffin tray sections.
- Then, chopped retired somewhat smaller circles for the pastry tops to beryllium utilized later. Place the pastry bottoms successful each spread of the muffin tray and capable each 1 with astir 2 tablespoons of the nutrient mixture.
- Top with the smaller dough circles and pinch the edges unneurotic to make a pastry shape. Brush the apical with the beaten egg, and usage a crisp weapon to mildly chopped an X-shaped vent into the apical of each pie.
- Bake the pies for astir 40 minutes oregon until the crust is aureate brown. Drizzle immoderate caramelised onion-infused balsamic implicit the apical of each 1 erstwhile acceptable to serve.