5 cornish pasty recipes

These meat-filled pastries are the perfect appetizer for that upcoming Thanksgiving dinner with family. Just don't expect any leftovers!

Proper Cornish pasties with homemade flaky pastry wrapped around finely diced steak, lamb kidneys, potatoes, and root veg. The real deal from Cornwall, no shortcuts.

Authentic Upper Michigan pasties filled with ground beef, potatoes, rutabaga, onion, and carrot in a tender, chewy suet crust. Cornish-style meat pies from the UP, just like the miners made.

Baked Cornish game hens stuffed with a buttery mushroom, celery, and herb mixture and roasted low until tender, then blasted hot to crisp the skin. Individual servings ready for a dinner party.

Tender Cornish game hens roasted until golden and glazed with a sweet, savory baste of beef consomme and light corn syrup. Elegant enough for a dinner party, simple enough for a weeknight.