Corned Beef And Potato Pie Recipes

OLD FASHIONED CORNED BEEF PIE

Steps:

• Pour the flour into a medium mixing bowl and add the butter, lard, and salt. Pinch the fats and mix together with the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Mix in the vinegar and 2 tablespoons of water, then gradually add additional water until a smooth pastry forms.
• Knead gently a few times, then shape into a disc, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and chill for at least an hour.
• While the pastry is chilling, make the filling. Melt the butter over medium-high heat in a Dutch oven. Once the butter is bubbling, add the onion, celery, carrot, and garlic. Cook for about 5 minutes, until the vegetables have softened.
• Stir in the potatoes and cook for another 5 minutes, then mix in the crumbled corned beef until well blended.
• Pour in the beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, English mustard, and black pepper and stir until combined. Cover and bring to a boil.
• Remove the lid and allow the mixture to simmer for about 15-20 minutes, until the potatoes and vegetables are cooked through, stirring occasionally.
• Skim off any liquid that hasn't evaporated, then stir in the fresh chopped parsley.
• Pour the filling into a 9 by 13-inch cake pan and chill in the freezer for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through.
• Preheat the oven to 400 F. Beat an egg with a fork and set aside.
• Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface until it's a little less than 1/8 inch thick. Line the base of a 6-cup (1.5 liter) pie dish with the pastry, trimming off any excess.
• Evenly spread the cooled filling in the pastry-lined dish, then brush the edge of the pastry with beaten egg.
• Re-roll the remaining pastry and cover the pie with it. Press down the edges to seal, then trim off the excess pastry. Crimp the edges as desired, brush the top with beaten egg, and cut a few vent holes in the top.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes at 400 F, until the pastry is well browned. Cover the edges with aluminum foil if they brown too quickly.
• Let the pie stand for about 15 minutes before serving. Serve hot or cold.

CORNED BEEF & POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 200C/400F/Gas mark 6. Grease and/or line a 10"/23cm pie plate or a large baking sheet for pasties. Mash the potatoes with salt and pepper and then add the corned beef; mash them together and then add the fried onions. Roll out the pastry and line the pie plate with half the pastry, trim off the edges and save the excess pastry for decorations. Spoon the corned beef filling into the middle of the pastry, leaving about 1"/2.5cm border around the edge. Roll out the remaining pastry and cover the filling with the pastry, sealing around the edges with your thumb, or with a knife/fork. (You can brush some beaten egg on the border before sealing) Trim the edges and brush the beaten egg all over the pie crust, make two a cuts for air holes in the top and decorate with excess pastry if desired. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and crisp; serve warm or cold with vegetables, salad and assorted pickles and sauces. Shortcrust Pastry Recipe: 340g SR flour (12 ozs) 160g butter (6 ozs) cold water (to mix, about 30ml) pinch of salt Basic Shortcrust Pastry - my mum's recipe for shortcrust pastry which uses SR flour and not plain flour for a lovely light texture Mix flour and salt in basin, rub in the butter until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Using a knife to cut and stir, mix with cold water to form a stiff dough. Do not over mix, light of hand is best. Allow pastry dough to chill and "relax" for 30 minutes, in a fridge or a cool place, cover the bowl or put the pastry in some cling film. Turn dough on to a floured surface and knead lightly. Roll out and use as required.

CORNED BEEF AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Grease 20cm by 20cm pie tin and preheat the oven to 180°C. Sift the flour into a bowl, add the salt, add the butter and lard, cut up and rub into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add very cold water, bit by bit, mixing with a knife, then bring it together with your hands till the pastry forms a ball, try not to add too much water, just enough. Cover in cling film and chill.
• Peel and chop the potatoes, put them in a large pan of water, add the vegetable stock cube and boil until tender, for approximately 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes and mash, add the knob of butter and plenty of salt and pepper, and the crumbled oxo cube and mix it all together.
• Saute the onions in the knob of butter until soft and then stir into the mashed potato. Chop the corned beef into small squares and stir it into the potato mix with a fork till all combined well. Take the pastry from the fridge and let it rest for five minutes before rolling it out. Roll out just over half of the pastry on a floured surface and line the bottom of the tin with it. (Roll out the remaining pastry for the top of the pie and leave to one side).
• Fill the pie with the potato and corned beef mixture. Wet the edge of the pie dish, lay on the lid, and with a sharp knife trim the pastry from around the pie. Knock up the sides of the pastry, press around the edge with a fork and crimp the edge of the pie with your fingers.
• Make slits in the top of the pie for the steam to escape. Make some pastry leaves with the spare pastry and decorate the pie. Brush the top of the pie with milk. Place the pie in the middle of the oven for about 40 minutes, but check after 30 minutes.

REUBEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, mix Crouton ingredients until bread is well coated. Spread in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and crispy. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in 5-quart Dutch oven, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and garlic. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until vegetables are softened. Stir in beef broth and potatoes. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer about 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced with fork. Stir in corned beef, sauerkraut and salt. Cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until heated through.
• Serve soup topped with croutons and Swiss cheese. Drizzle with Thousand Island dressing.