Recipe - Veal En Croute

GENERAL

FOR THE FILIING
8 ounce English Veal Mince
4 ounce Back bacon; finely chopped
2 teaspoon Finely chopped lemon rind
1 teaspoon Dried thyme
1 teaspoon Dried nutmeg
Salt and freshly ground
black pepper

FOR THE HOT WATER CRUST PAST
1 pound Plain flour; sifted
6 ounce White vegetable fat
8 Floz cold water
Egg beaten to glaze

FOR THE ONION GRAVY
2 teaspoon Sunflower oil
3 Onions; thinly cut or sliced up
1 teaspoon Dried sage
1 Clove garlic; crushed
One half pt Chicken or beef stock
1 Sprig fresh sage to garnish

1. Serve the veal en croute with the onion gravy, and garnish with sprigs
of sage. Delicious served with buttered baby new potatoes, mange tout and
broccoli florets.

2. Preheat the oven to 200øC/400øF/Gas Mark 6.

3. Place the veal mince in a bowl, add the bacon, lemon rind, thyme, nutmeg
and seasoning. Mix well to combine all the ingredients.

4. For the pastry: place the flour in a bowl and make a well in the centre.
Heat the vegetable fat and water in a saucepanuntil the fat melts. pour
into the flour. mix well into a smooth dough, kneading in the bowl. Allow
to cool slightly.

5. Knead and roll the pastry out on a floured surface to a rectangle 30 cm
x 20 cm (12 inch x 8 inch). Trim the edges and mark with a knife along the
longest side at 7 cm (3 inch) intervals. Divide the pastry in half along
the short side at 10 cm (4 inch). Cut along the longest side to make 8
rectangles.

6. Place 4 rectangles of pastry on to a baking sheet. Divide the veal mince
into 4, shape into a narrow oblong and place along the centre of the
pastry. Brush the edges with egg glaze and place the pastry lids on top,
press and crimp the edges together. Prick with a fork. Brush with egg
glaze.

7. Reroll any trimmings and use to cut out leaves or pastry shapes. Use to
decorate the pastry lids and brsuh with egg glaze.

8. Bake in the preheated oven for 3540 minutes or until golden brown.

9. For the onion gravy, heat the oil in a small saucepan, add the onions,
sage and garlic. Cook for 45 minutes until the onions are softened. Stir
in the stock, seaon well and bring to the boil, then simmer for 3 minutes.

10. Serve the veal en croute with the onion gravy, and garnish with sprigs
of sage. Delicious served with buttered baby new potatoes, mange tout and
broccoli florets. Converted by MC_Buster.

NOTES : Delicious served with onion gravy, garnished with sage with
buttered baby new potatoes, mange tout and broccoli florets.

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.