Lamb Pasties Food

LAMB PASTIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
• Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan or pot over medium heat. Add the diced onion, potatoes, carrots, lamb mince, peas and corn and cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables have just started to soften.
• Add the Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, vegetable stock and cornflour powder (mixed with water) and cook for a further 5 minutes or until the sauce has started to thicken.
• Use a small round plate or bowl to cut 2 large circles out of each pastry sheet. This will give you 16 small pasties. Alternatively you can use a large round plate to cut 1 circle from each pastry sheet giving you 8 large pasties.
• Place a scoop of the mixture on one half of each circle. Brush the edge with egg and fold over to seal. Use a fork to create a crinkled sealed edge.
• Brush the pastry with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Arrange on a greased baking tray.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.

SPICED HARISSA LAMB PASTIES

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium-low heat and cook the onion and leek, stirring for 10-15 mins until softened. Push the veg to one side of the pan, turn up the heat to medium, and add the lamb mince. Fry for 10-15 mins, breaking up the mince with a spoon, until all the liquid has evaporated and the lamb is browned in places. Cut the preserved lemon into wedges, then remove the pith and finely chop the peel.
• Add the lemon peel, garlic, sweet potato, cumin, harissa and tomato purée to the pan, season and sizzle for 1-2 mins. Stir in 200ml water and scrape any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Put on a lid so it's partially covered, then cook for 10 mins until the sweet potatoes are starting to soften but still holding their shape, and the mixture is fairly dry. Remove from the heat and leave to cool completely. Once cool, will keep chilled for up to two days or frozen for two months.
• For the pastry, put the butter, lard, flour and 2 tsp salt in a food processor and blitz until the mix resembles breadcrumbs. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in 6 tbsp cold water and pulse until the dough starts to clump together, adding another 1-2 tbsp water if the dough looks very dry. Tip the dough out onto a work surface and knead briefly to bring it together. Alternatively, tip the ingredients into a bowl and rub together using your fingertips before mixing in the water. Shape the dough into a disc, then wrap and chill for 30 mins.
• Cut the dough in half so it's easier to work with, then roll out one half on a lightly floured surface to the thickness of a £1 coin. Use a 10-12cm cutter to stamp out circles of pastry - you should get about 20 once you've re-rolled trimmings and the second half of dough.
• Working with one pastry circle at a time, brush a little beaten egg around the edge of the pastry and spoon 1 heaped tbsp of the lamb mixture into the centre. Fold the pastry over and crimp the edges together to seal, or press with the tines of a fork - don't worry if the pastry cracks a little, as you can just pinch it back together. Arrange the pasties on a baking tray lined with baking parchment. Once all the pasties are assembled, brush with more beaten egg and sprinkle with the nigella seeds. Chill for at least 30 mins. Can now be frozen for up to two months, as long as the mince mixture was not previously frozen.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and bake for 35 mins from chilled or 45 mins from frozen until the pastry is golden. Leave to cool for 10 mins before serving warm.

SPICED MIDDLE EASTERN LAMB PATTIES WITH PITA AND YOGURT

Steps:

• For the sauce:
• In a small bow, whisk the yogurt with the lemon juice. Stir in the chopped herbs, season with salt and refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the patties and pita:
• In a bowl, use your hands to mix together all of the ingredients, except for the pita. Form the mixture into twelve 3-inch oval patties (about 1 inch thick). Arrange the patties on a plate and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, until firm
• Preheat a grill for at least 10 minutes and prepare it for grilling over moderately high heat. If you are using a charcoal grill, leave one area where you can grill the pita indirectly.
• Oil the grill grates and grill the patties until dark brown grill marks form on the bottom, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip the patties and grill for 4 to 6 minutes longer, until just cooked through.
• Meanwhile, wrap the pita in foil and set the package on the top shelf of a gas grill or in the cooler spot of a charcoal grill and allow them to warm through, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Wrap 2 or 3 patties in each pita, spoon some of the yogurt sauce alongside and serve with herb sprigs, passing the remaining yogurt sauce at the table.

JAMAICAN PATTIES; BEEF, CHICKEN, OR LAMB

Steps:

• FILLING:.
• Heat oil in skillet over medium heat.
• Add onions and cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally until soft and translucent.
• Add garlic, cook 2 minutes.
• Add beef, curry, cumin, salt, and pepper.
• Cook until browned stirring constantly.
• Stir in stock and breadcrumbs.
• Simmer until liquid is absorbed. (aprox.10 minutes) Texture should be soft and moist. Add green onions.
• PASTRY:.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, turmeric, curry, and salt.
• Cut in 1/4 cup margarine and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in water until mixture forms a ball. Shape dough into a log, and cut into 10 equal sections.
• Roll each section into a six inch circle (approximately 1/8 inch thick). Cover with damp towel.
• Spoon equal amounts of filling into each pastry circle. Fold over making a half circle and press edges together. Use a fork to press edges, and brush the top of each patty with beaten egg.
• Cook for 25- 30 minutes.

SPICY LAMB PATTIES

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan, fry the onions with the ginger, garlic and spices for 5 mins until soft, then tip into a large bowl to cool.
• Mix together the lamb, peas and egg with the onion and season with a little salt. Shape the mixture into 12 patties. You can freeze for up to one month at this stage, then defrost in the fridge. Alternatively, refrigerate up to 1 day in advance. Heat the remaining oil in the pan and fry the patties, 4 mins each side, or until cooked through.

SHEPHERD'S PIE PASTIES

Steps:

• Cook onion in the oil for 5 mins, then brown the lamb for 2-3 mins. Stir in the stock, purée and Worcestershire sauce, bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 mins until the liquid has evaporated. Remove from the heat. Add the peas and season.
• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Quarter the pastry, then roll each piece into an 18cm square. Divide the mash between the squares and top with the mince mixture. Dampen the edges of the pastry, pull the 4 corners up so they meet in the centre, then press the edges firmly together to seal. Will freeze for up to 2 months. Defrost before baking.
• Transfer to a baking sheet, brush with egg and bake for 20 mins until golden.

GREEK LAMB PATTIES

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in large bowl.
• Add ground lamb and mix well.
• Divide into 4 equal portions and shape each portion into 1/2 inch thick patty.
• Heat skillet on medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of oil.
• Add patties and cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side until no longer pink inside.

LAMB, SWEET POTATO AND MINT PASTIES

Steps:

• Season the flour and sift into a large bowl. Add the butter and rub into the flour using your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Sprinkle with 6 to 7 tablespoons of chilled water (enough to just bind the dough) and draw the mixture together with a knife. Knead gently on a floured board then wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes in the fridge.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Divide the pastry into 4 equal pieces. Roll each piece on a lightly floured work surface. Roll using short strokes and always in one direction, giving the pastry a quarter turn after each roll. Roll to 1/4in thickness. Cut into a circle about 7in diameter using a plate as a guide.
• Mix together the vegetables, lamb and mint. Arrange quarter of the mix in the centre of each pastry circle. Season.
• Lightly brush the edge of the pastry with water then carefully bring up the edges to the centre to cover the filling. Pinch the join to create a sealed edge over the top of the pasty. Repeat with the other pastry circles.
• Brush the pasties with beaten egg and sprinkled with cracked black pepper. Cook for 1 hour until the pastry is golden and the filling cooked through.
• Serve hot or cold with chutney.