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Cumberland Pie Recipe

When an interest in History and Food collide!

“ A Brief History of the Cumberland Pie - The Cumberland Pie may have become no more than a dressed up Cottage Pie sprinkled with cheese and breadcrumbs, but its history goes so much further. The pie has its roots in medieval times when it would be made with a variety of meats, Herdwick mutton, or perhaps game, dried fruit and sweetened but not sugary by the use of apples in the recipe and spices. This mix of meat, spices, and fruit is not dissimilar to the original Mince Pies once made by a similar filling and not to be confused with the Christmas mince pies we are so familiar with today. “
- https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-cumberland-pie-435424

We I’d not have been popular if I’d put Apples and diced fruit in it. But we did have the cubed meat from to shank of a leg of Lamb I acquired in the discounts and butchered. So this was our take on Cumberland Pie

Ingredients:-

300g scraggly tough Lamb shank meat
½ a Swede cubed
1 large Onion sliced
3 medium Carrots sliced
250ml left over Turkey stock from a previous dish
1 Chicken Stock pot dissolved in 200ml of hot water
Mixed Herbs
Salt & Pepper
A sprig of Rosemary
3 large Potatoes
Grated Cheese
Cornflour
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Heat oil in a frying pan.
(2) add Salt & Pepper to a little Cornflour and coat the meat.
(3) Fry the meat to brown slightly on all sides.
(4) In a casserole dish add all the ingredients except the potatoes and cheese.
(5) Cover and place in the oven at 170C and allow to cook slowly for 2 to 3 hours.
(6) Peel the Potatoes and boil.
(7) Remove the casserole lid to allow some of the stock to reduce. Fish out the Rosemary sprig.
(8) Mash the Potatoes and add a thick layer to the top of the casserole dish.
(9) Add the grated Cheese to the top of the Potato and place under the grill so that the Cheese melts and browns a little.

We quite enjoyed this, but it was a bit bland for us. Left to out own devices it would have had Chillies etc. added!
 

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Stuffed and rolled Giant Yorkshire Pudding recipeYorkshire pudding wraps caused a bit of a stir last year with a company in York hitting the national front pages and people queuing outside their shop. They are certainly not a new idea and Sue was making them at the hotel where she worked perhaps 10 years ago. So here is her take on the Yorkshire Pudding Wrap. A good hearty winter warmer.
 
You can buy a Yorkshire pudding mix from most supermarkets for less than 50p and all you need to do is add a couple of eggs and water. Just make sure your oil is smoking hot! Sue's Gluten Free batter mix is below.
 
Ingredients:-
 
For the filling:-
 
500g Minced Beef
2 Onions, chopped
2 Carrots, chopped
2 cloves of Garlic, grated
Garlic Salt
Hot Paprika
Chilli Powder
Soy Sauce (Gluten Free is available)
Stock Cube
1/3 of a tube of Tomato Purée
Salt & Pepper
Vegetable Oil
 
For the GF batter mix:-
 
140g of GF plain flour
50g of Cornflour
140ml of semi skimmed Milk
3 Eggs
A dash of cold water
Sat & Pepper
Vegetable oil
 
Method:-
 
For the filling:-
 
(1) Fry to soften the Onion and Carrot in a large pan. Season with Salt & Pepper.
(2) Add the minced Beef and break down until lightly cooked.
(3) Add the Garlic Salt, Paprika, Chilli powder, Soy Sauce, grated Garlic and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
(4) Add the Stock or if you prefer Gravy Mix and stir well.
(5) Add the Tomato Purée and additional water if the mixture seems too dry. Continue to simmer for a further 15 minutes.
(6) Remove from heat to cool.
 
 
For the giant Yorkshire Pudding:-
 
(1) Preheat the oven to 220C.
(2) Place vegetable oil in a baking tray and heat until smoking hot.
(3) Add the Eggs to the Milk and whisk.
(4) Mix the GF Flour and Cornflour and season with Salt and Pepper.
(5) Add the Flour mix a little at a time to the Egg and Milk mix whisking it as you go.
(6) You should aim for a smooth runny texture.
(7) Add straight to the hot Oil and cook until risen, but not as brown as you would expect for Toad in The Hole. It needs to be pliable enough to roll without breaking. 
(8) Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
 
Putting it all together:-
 
(1) Remove your Yorkshire Pudding from the baking trap onto a large piece of baking parchment.
(2) Add the filling so that it is a little below the top of the risen sides.
(3) Using the parchment roll the Yorkshire Pudding as tightly as you can without squeezing the filling out.
(4) Place back in the over on a baking tray to slightly brown the upper side which was previously on the bottom.
(5) Cut across the roll to serve with your choice of vegetables and additional gravy.
 

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