Ingredients
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6 oz flaky or puff pastry
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1 hard-boiled egg (cut into slices)
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4 oz cooked chicken, beef or lamb (diced)
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Pepper and salt
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1 carrot (boiled and diced)
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1 tablespoon flour
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4 shallots (sliced)
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½ oz butter
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2 oz cooked peas
Methods
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Prepare the pastry and leave in the refrigerator to relax.
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Heat the butter and sauté the sliced shallots.
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When tender, add the diced carrot, peas, sliced egg and meat.
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Continue to sauté for two minutes, add the flour, blend with water and mix well.
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Season to taste.
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Roll out pastry to ¼ inch thickness and line individual pie dishes.
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Place filling in each and cover with the pastry lid. Dampen the edges and press the lid to the case.
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Brush with beaten egg and make a neat slit or slits on the top.
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Bake in a hot oven for 20 minutes.
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Serve while hot.
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