Melton Mowbray Pork Pie

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 2 hours Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 1 hours
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 1443 calories per serving view nutrition facts
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Ingredients

2 pounds pork shoulder diced, 1/4" cubes
1 teaspoon salt and black pepper
1/2 teaspoon sage
1 pinch dry mustard
1 pinch allspice
1 each pork and veal bones
2 each onions chopped
1 each bay leaf
2 each marjoram sprig and thyme
8 ounces lard
1 pound flour, all-purpose
2/3 cup milk mixed half and half with water
1 each egg lightly beaten

Directions

Mix the meat, salt, pepper, herbs and spices and set aside.

To make the stock, boil bones, onions, bay leaf, herbs salt and pepper in 4 cups of water for two hours or until the liquid is reduced to 2 1/3 cups.

Cool, degrease and refrigerate until it starts to jell.

To make the pastry, rub 2 oz of the lard into the flour mixed with a teaspoon of salt until it is the consistency of breadcrumbs.

Boil the rest of the fat with the milk and water.

Make a well in the mound of flour and while stirring with a wooden spoon, mix in the boiling liquid.

Knead and leave to rest for 10 minutes.

To make the casing, roll out three-quarters of the dough into a circle 3/4 inch thick.

Flour the outside of the tin and stand it in the centre of the dough.

Work the dough up the sides of the tin and then gently remove the tin leaving you with a pie casing.

Fill it immediately with the meat mixture as it is likely to collapse.

Roll out the remaining dough into a circle slightly larger than the diameter of the casing, to form the lid.

Preheat the oven to 400F.

Dampen the top edge of the pie and gently press on the lid.

Crimp the edge.

Make a hole in the centre of the lid and decorate it with pastry leaves.

Place on a baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes and then reduce the heat to 300 degrees F and bake for 1 3/4 hours.

If necessary place some aluminim foil on the top to prevent burning.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.

Pour the chilled stock through the hole in the lid and refrigerate Serve Cold.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 497g
Amount per Serving
Calories 1443 52% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 84.0g129%
 Saturated Fat 32.0g158%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 302mg101%
Sodium 207mg9%
Total Carbohydrate 94.0g31%
 Dietary Fiber 4.0g16%
 Sugars 5.0g
Protein 73.0g145%
Vitamin A 3%  Vitamin C 9%
Calcium 12%  Iron 50%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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