Maple Taffy Turkey-Pork Mini-Pies


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Recipe — Mini Turkey and Pork Pies and Maple Taffy
12 portions
Metric Imperial

Ingredients

  • 1 ready-made pie pastry (1 kg or 2.2 lbs)

Filling

  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 lb turkey meat, ground
  • 1/2 lb lean pork meat, ground
  • Cinnamon, to taste
  • Cloves, to taste
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons maple taffy

Vegetable Purée

  • 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 3 parsnips, peeled and diced
  • 1/4 cup 35% cream
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Maple syrup (preferably golden syrup for its delicate flavour)

Method

  1. Roll out the pastry and form 12 mini-pie shells or one large pie shell. Set aside.
  2. In a large frying pan, sauté onion in olive oil, then add turkey and pork meat. Season and cook for about 10 minutes.
  3. Add maple taffy and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Cool before filling the pie shells. Set aside.
  4. Cook vegetables in a casserole filled with salted water until tender. Drain and blend until you obtain a purée. Add cream, nutmeg and coriander. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
  6. Spread a generous layer of the vegetable purée on each pie, or on one large pie, and bake (45 minutes for the small pies, 1 hour for the large size).
  7. Drizzle with maple syrup before serving.

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