Traditional Australian Pie Floater Recipe
The Pie Floater is a classic Australian dish featuring a hearty meat pie served upside down in a bowl and topped with a generous ladle of hot, thick pea and ham soup. It’s a simple yet satisfying combination.
Ingredients
- 500 g Diced Lamb
- 2 sheets Frozen puff pastry partially thawed
- 1 Egg lightly beaten
- 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 1 Brown Onion diced
- 1/2 cup Quality Beer
- 3 tbsp Gravy Powder
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 bag Fresh Frozen Peas
- 50 g Butter
- 1 clove Garlic crushed
- 1/4 cup Cream
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 6 Large Tomatoes diced
- 100 g Dried Saltbush Leaves
- 4 Shallots diced
- 1/4 cup Bush Tomato diced
- 1/4 cup Malt Vinegar
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Whole Black Peppercorns
- 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
Instructions
- To make the chutney gently saute the onion in oil in a saucepan until soft then add in tomato cooking for a further few minutes.
- Add remaining chutney ingredients in a saucepan, simmering gently for 45 minutes or until the liquid has evaporated and mixture is a jam consistency.
- In a pre-heated oven, par bake the bottom layer of pastry in individual pie tins for 10-15 minutes. Then set aside.
- In a casserole dish, cook the diced onion in oil until soft then add the lamb chunks and cook until lightly browned.
- Stir in the beer, worcestershire sauce and gravy mixing until combined and there are no lumps left. Slow cook on a low simmer until lamb is tender and almost falling apart.
- Add the lamb gravy mixture to the par baked pie tins, adding pastry lid on the top, seal and coat with egg mix. Bake for 15-20mins or until pastry top is flakey.
- In another saucepan gently heat the peas and butter until just cooked through, add the cream, crushed garlic, salt and pepper and mash to your desired consistency.
- Serve the lamb gravy pie on top of the green pea mash with a heaped spoonful of the chutney to garnish.
Nutrition
Calories: 910kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 40gFat: 56gSaturated Fat: 23gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 212mgSodium: 503mgFiber: 7gSugar: 40g
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