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Sweet cured bacon and spring veg pie

From Love Pork

  • Serves 6
  • Cooking Time 50 mins

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Recipe ingredients

225g (8oz) Sweet cured back bacon rashers (about 8 rashers)
½ (500g) Packet Shortcrust pastry
4 Baby carrots, peeled and cut in half
6 Asparagus spears
3 Baby leeks, or one large cut into long thin strips
25g (1oz) Green beans
30ml (2tbsp) caramelised onion chutney or similar fruit chutney
Seasoning
½ (500g) Packet Puff pastry
Egg and milk for glaze

Preparation

Preheat oven to Gas 4-5, 180°C, 350°F.

Roll out shortcrust pastry and line loaf tin (900g (2lb)) or deep pie dish

Layer into the bottom 2 rashers of bacon and some of the vegetables, top with the chutney and continue to layer the rest of the ingredients.

Roll out puff pastry and cover the tin.

Brush with egg and milk glaze.

Bake in oven for about 45–50 minutes until pastry is well golden. (If the pastry starts to catch cover with foil.)

Serving suggestion

Serve with new potatoes and extra seasonal veg or as part of a ‘spring picnic’ with extra pickles.

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