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Cornish pasty

A hearty filling of cooked vegetables, cheese or meat wrapped in shortcrust pastry.

Ingredients

  pastry (shortcrust pastry)
1 T cooking oil (vegetable oil)
1 onion (small, chopped)
1 potato (peeled, cubed or sliced)
1 carrot (small, peeled, cubed or sliced)
1 c rutabaga (peeled, cubed or sliced)
1 egg (beaten)
  seasoning (salt and pepper)

Instructions

Prepare the filling

Heat the oil in a pan and cook the onion until it begins to soften.

Add carrots, rutabaga and potatoes cook a couple of minutes.

Add a little water, cover and cook until vegetables are nearly done, about 10 minutes.

Season with salt and pepper and allow to cool.

Prepare the pasties

Heat oven to 350-375` F.

Roll out the shortcrust pastry. Cut six 7-inch circles using a saucer or small plate as a guide.

Divide the filling among the circles, placing it in the middle of each one. Brush the edge with beaten egg.

Bring the edges to meet, seal and crimp with the fingers.

Brush each pastry with egg and arrange on a baking tray.

Bake for 25 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.

Serve

Remove the Cornish pasties from the oven and allow to cool down.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

Total time
55 minutes
Cooking time
25
Preparation time
30
Yield
6 units

Notes

The traditional filling for Cornish pasties is steak, potatoes, parsnips and turnips, but the pasties can have many other fillings. Add cheese or cooked steak for a more rounded meal. Add other vegetables, mushrooms or peas, for example.

Source

This was the food Cornish tin miners took down the mine to eat at work, convenient and no need for a plate or much cleaning afterwards.

Cornish pasties are usually closed at the side, but closing them on the top makes them easier to bake.

British food

If making the pastry at home, start with 3-4 cups of flour. If buying ready made pastry, use 2 packages, about 1 1/2 lb ready made pastry.

Pastry

moderate, oven
lunch, picnic
Cornish food recipes
Food in England