Pork pie is a traditional British cold meat pie. Pork pie consists of chopped pork and pork jelly sealed in a hot water crust pastry.
Pork pie is normally eaten as a snack or with a salad.
Pork pie is normally eaten as a snack or with a salad.
A classic English pork pie has a hand-formed hot water crust pastry, a minced or chopped pork filling, seasoned simply with salt and pepper and topped up with meat jelly, added after baking. Pork pie is intended to be eaten cold, the jelly acting as a protective layer that keeps out airborn nasties and which also stabilises the pie for carrying about without it breaking.
The most famous English pork pie is the Melton Mowbary pork pie, which became common in Leicestershire England in the 18th century due to local pig farming. The Melton Mowbray pork pie used uncured pork and was hand raised (without a mould). This receipe uses uncured shoulder pork, but does use a muffin tray to give a more event shape to the pies.
These are simple to make and really delicious, especially with a good mustard. Pork pies are perfect for picnics as they keep well and travel well....read more plus easy 6 steps of HOW TO MAKE TRADITIONAL ENGLISH PORK PIES
The most famous English pork pie is the Melton Mowbary pork pie, which became common in Leicestershire England in the 18th century due to local pig farming. The Melton Mowbray pork pie used uncured pork and was hand raised (without a mould). This receipe uses uncured shoulder pork, but does use a muffin tray to give a more event shape to the pies.
These are simple to make and really delicious, especially with a good mustard. Pork pies are perfect for picnics as they keep well and travel well....read more plus easy 6 steps of HOW TO MAKE TRADITIONAL ENGLISH PORK PIES
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