Turkey, Chorizo & Mushroom Pie with Cheddar Pastry

Despite the long list of ingredients and instructions, this pie is easy to make and tasty with it! The cheddar cheese pastry is delicious!

 Serves 4

CHEESE PASTRY:

120g plain flour

pinch of salt

60g chilled butter

60g mature cheddar cheese, finely grated

1 egg, beaten

FILLING:

2 tbsp olive oil

1 turkey fillet (about 400g), cubed*

150g cured chorizo, picante, sliced**

150g button mushrooms, quartered

1 small onion, chopped

50g butter

2 tbsp plain flour

200 ml cooking cream

100 ml milk

200 ml chicken stock made from whole cube

Salt and white pepper

2 tbsp chopped chives

2 tbsp chopped parsley

1 medium egg, beaten

Freshly ground black pepper

* or chicken breast

** or bacon lardons

1.  For the cheddar pastry, sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Dip the cold butter into the flour and grate in. Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

2.  Mix in the cheese, then add the egg a little at a time to just bring the mixture together. Knead lightly, wrap in cling film and refrigerate.

3.  For the filling, heat the oil in a frying pan, add the turkey and chorizo and cook for 5 minutes, stirring, over a medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring. Remove from the pan and set aside.

4.  Add a little more oil to the pan and fry the onions for 2 or 3 minutes until softened. Add to the turkey mixture.

5.  For the sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and cook for 3 minutes over a medium heat, stirring constantly.

6.  In a jug, mix the cream, milk, stock, salt and pepper. Pour slowly into the flour mixture, whisking constantly until smooth. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring.

7.  Stir in the chives and parsley and add the sauce to the turkey mix and stir well. Tip into a deep pie dish and leave to go cold.

8.  Roll out the cheese pastry on a lightly floured surface until it is about 2-3 cm bigger than the top of your pie dish. Lay the pastry on the filling, and tuck the edges down in. Brush the pastry with beaten egg and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. Stab the top with a knife several times for steam to escape.

9.  Bake in a pre-heated oven, 200°C, for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.

Enjoy!

Cold Poached Lemon and Coriander Turkey Fillet

Serves 2

750 ml chicken stock

400g turkey filet, cut into 4

MARINADE:

Juice of 2 large lemons

2 large garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

2 packed tablespoons roughly chopped fresh coriander leaves/stalks

1 small onion, roughly chopped

100 ml extra virgin olive oil

75 ml sunflower oil

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

125 ml natural Greek yoghurt

1.  Bring the stock to the boil in a large saucepan.  Add the turkey pieces and arrange in a single layer. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes, until cooked through. Remove the pan from the heat and let the turkey pieces cool in the stock.

2.  In a mini mixer, combine the lemon juice, garlic, coriander and onion and whiz until the onion is minced (or mince the onion by hand and finely chop the coriander and blend well with the other ingredients). Pour into a glass jug and add the olive and sunflower oil, sugar, salt and pepper.

3.  Slice the cooled turkey pieces into 1 cm wide strips, put in a shallow glass dish and pour over two-thirds of the marinade. Cover and marinade in the fridge for at least 6 hours (up to 24 hours max).

4.  Mix the remaining marinade with the yoghurt to use as a dressing and keep refrigerated until required.

5.  Drain the marinade off the turkey slices and arrange them on a bed of salad leaves. Dress with the yoghurt dressing.