Classic Pork Pie

Name: Classic Pork Pie
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 3 carrots, coarsely chopped; 1 egg, beaten; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 680 grams ground pork; 454 grams ham steak, cut into 1 inch cubes; 8 servings Kosher salt; 6 Tbsps milk; 1 onion, halved; 6 peppercorns; 1 pork trotter with hock attached; 6 Tbsps water; 255 grams lard (see note above)

This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 32g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 501 calories. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 4 hours. Head to the store and pick up bay leaves, flour, water, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Combine trotter with hock, bay leaves, carrot, onion and peppercorns in a large stock pot. Cover with cold water and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 4 hours, topping off the pot with additional water if trotters become exposed. Strain stock into a large pot, reserving trotter meat if desired. Discard solids.

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Peppercorns

Bay Leaves

Carrot

Onion

Stock

Water

Meat

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Place strained stock over medium-high heat and simmer until reduced to about 3 cups. Season to taste with salt.

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Stock

Salt

Transfer to a container, let cool, cover, and refrigerate overnight. The next day, skim fat off of surface.

Combine ham, ground pork, allspice, black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and marmite.

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Black Pepper

Ground Pork

Allspice

Marmite

Salt

Ham

Mix until ingredients are well combined. Cover and set aside.

Place flour in a large bowl and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. In a small saucepan combine lard, milk and water and place over medium heat until lard has melted.

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Salt And Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Water

Lard

Milk

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Pour lard mixture over flour and, using a wooden spoon, mix until dough forms.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Lard

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Wooden Spoon

Adjust oven rack to center position and preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour the spring-form pan, then roll 3/4 of dough into a disc about the size of the bottom of the spring-form pan. Using your fingers press the dough up the sides of the pan.

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Dough

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Roll

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Place the filling in the pan, then roll the reserved dough into a dish the size of the spring-form pan,

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Dough

Roll

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Frying Pan

Brush edges of dough with beaten egg then place on top of pie.

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Egg

Cut a steam vent in the top of the pie, brush with remaining egg, and place in the oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes lower the temperature to 325°F and cook until golden brown, about 1 hour longer.

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Egg

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Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly.

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Heat stock in a small pan. Carefully pour through the steam vent in the top of the pie until the pie is completely full and the stock begins to come out of the top.

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Stock

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Transfer to fridge and allow to set for at least 30 minutes before serving.