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The Hairy Bikers Classic Pork Pies

From “Perfect Pies”

Difficulty Intermediate
Ingredients
    Pie Filling
  • 400 g Boneless Pork Shoulder (Finely chopped)
  • 100 g Lean back bacon (Finely chopped)
  • 150 g Pork belly (Finely chopped)
  • 1/2 tsp Ground all spice
  • 1 tsp Flaked sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg (Freshly grated)
  • Fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 Medium egg (Beaten)
  • Hot Water Crust Pastry
  • 475 g Plain flour (Plus extra for rolling)
  • 1/2 tsp Fresh ground black pepper
  • 50 g Cold butter (Cut into cubes, plus extra for greasing)
  • 150 g Lard (Cold)
  • 125 ml Water
  • 2 tsp Flaked sea salt
  • 1 Egg (Beaten, to glaze)
  • Jelly stock
  • 900 g Pork bones
  • 1 Pig’s Trotter (Substitute 2 smoked pork hocks)
  • 2 Large carrots (Halved)
  • 2 Celery sticks (Halved)
  • 1 Onion, quarted (Substitute celery, bell pepper, asopheda powder)
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 3-4 Sprigs of thyme
  • 1/2 tsp Black peppercorns