Gammon Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 onion, peeled and chopped
• 170 g gammon steaks, diced
• 325 g sweetcorn, drained (half a can)
• green beans, chopped
• 2 teaspoons plain flour
• 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
• 1 tablespoon coarse grain mustard
• 85 ml wine
• 85 -110 ml double cream
• 85 -110 ml milk
• 110 g red leicester cheese
• 1/2 vegetable bouillon cube
• 375 g puff pastry (1/4 of a pack)
• 1 egg yolk, beaten

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 220c/425°f.
• 2 heat the oil in a large pan and sauté the onion, garlic, gammon, sweetcorn and beans for three to four minutes.
• 3 add the flour, dill, and mustard to the pan and heat for a further one to two minutes.
• 4 pour in the wine, cream, milk, and cheese stirring continuously.
• 5 crumble in the stock cube and simmer gently for eight to ten minutes.
• 6 roll the puff pastry out to one to two centimeters thick, to line a serving plate. use the plate as a template to cut around the pastry.
• 7 dot the pastry with a knife and place on a baking sheet. brush the pastry with the egg yolk to glaze.
• 8 bake in the oven for five to six minutes, or until crisp and golden.
• 9 transfer the gammon mixture to a plate or bowl.
• 10 remove the pastry from the oven and use to top the gammon, to form a pie.
• 11 serve.