Meat Pie
Oil
1 yellow onion, diced
1 tablespoon garlic paste, or 2 cloves garlic minced
1 pound ground beef
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, or ½ teaspoon dried
Kosher salt & coarse ground black pepper
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon flour
6 ounces beef broth
2 tablespoon Worcestershire
1 tablespoon dark or light soy
Store bought pastry dough
Flour for rolling
Butter
1 egg, beaten
Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large pan and add onion
Cook until just softened, then add garlic
When fragrant, put in the beef and cook until no longer pink
Add the thyme, a good pinch of salt & pepper and the red pepper – mix well
Sprinkle flour over the top, and mix in about a minute
Then add the broth, Worcestershire, and soy – bring to a low simmer and leave, stirring occasionally about 15 minutes, or until almost all the liquid has evaporated – then set aside and let cool
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Butter the inside of four 3 ½ inch ramekins, fit in a circle of dough for the bottom crust, add fill each with the cooled ground beef
Brush the top edge of the dough lightly with the beaten egg, then add a top crust
Pinch edges to seal, brush with more egg then make 2 vent slits in the top for steam to escape
Bake 30-40 minutes or until golden brown
Let cool slightly before serving
Mushy Peas
10 ounces frozen baby peas, defrosted
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 – 3 tablespoons chicken broth
BFF
Combine all ingredients in a processor and whiz until blended, but still sorta chunky – add more broth if necessary
Curry Sauce
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon curry powder
1-1.5 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Kosher salt & pepper
Put butter in a small pot over medium heat, and when melted add the flour and curry powder - stir well about a minute, it will be a very dry paste
Slowly add the chicken broth, about a half cup at a time until it’s the thickness you want, then add the honey, soy and salt & pepper
Let simmer a few minutes, serve
Chips (Fries)
5 Yukon Gold potatoes
Oil for cooking
Kosher salt
Heat oil to 335 degrees
Peel potatoes one at a time, cut into chips and put in a large bowl of water
When they’ve all been cut, drain really well in a towel, and cook about 5 minutes, or just until beginning to get some color – remove and drain on a rack
Turn oil up to 375
Cook chips a second time, until beautifully golden brown, remove and salt before serving
Battered Sausage
1 ½ cups flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
Kosher salt & coarse ground pepper
1 egg
2 pork sausages, uncooked
Oil for frying
Heat oil to 350 degrees
Combine ½ cup flour, baking soda, good pinch of salt & pepper and the egg in a wide shallow bowl – mix well to combine
Put remaining flour in another shallow bowl
Roll sausages through the flour, then coat with the batter, and carefully fry in the oil until golden brown, about 6 minutes