
McSinghs Scotch pie
Lamb · British classic.
120 min840 kcalserves 7
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Cumin
- 1 tbs Rapeseed Oil
- 2 finely chopped Red Onions
- 6 Garlic Clove
- 3 finely chopped Green Chilli
- 1 finely chopped Red Pepper
- 1 tsp Nutmeg
- 2 tsp Coriander
- 1kg Lamb Mince
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 3 tbs Coriander
- 340g Plain Flour
- ½ tsp Salt
- 90 ml Milk
- 150g Lard
- Beaten Egg Yolks
Method
- Fry — Heat a large frying pan and toast the cumin seeds for a few minutes, then set aside.
- Fry — Heat the oil in the same pan and fry the onion, garlic, chilli, pepper and a good pinch of salt for around eight minutes, until there is no moisture left.
- Stir — Remove from the heat, stir in the toasted cumin seeds, ground mace (or nutmeg) and ground coriander.
- Mix together — Leave to cool. In a large bowl mix together the minced lamb, white pepper, fresh coriander, and the cooled spiced onion mixture until combined.
- Preheat the oven — Set aside, covered, in the fridge. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 and generously grease a 20cm/8in diameter loose-bottomed or springform round cake tin with lard.
- Continue cooking — To make the pastry, sift the flour and salt in a large bowl and make a well in the centre.
- Heat the pan — Put the milk, lard and 90ml/3fl oz of water in a saucepan and heat gently.
- Bring to a boil — When the lard has melted, increase the heat and bring to the boil.
- Bring to a boil — Pour the boiling liquid into the flour, and use a wooden spoon to combine until cool enough to handle.
- Knead — Bring together into a ball. Dust a work surface with flour and, working quickly, knead the dough briefly – it will be soft and moist.
- Roll out — Set aside a third of the pastry and roll the rest out on a well-floured surface.
- Continue cooking — Line the pie dish with the pastry, pressing it right up the sides until it pokes just over the top of the tin.
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