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Boxing Day Turkey Pie
Boxing Day turkey pie is the final 'Festive Foodie Thursday' offering from resident cook Nigel Barden, who's been preparing a festive-themed dish each Thursday through December.
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Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
With Bells On
Boxing Day Pie
by Lucy Young from ‘Celebrate’ by Sarah Copas
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Serves 6-8
Prep time:Ìý 20 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
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Ingredients
40g butter (Nigel used unsalted)
1 large onion, chopped
40g plain flour
150ml white wine
450ml milk
1 tbsp grain mustard
250g chestnut or closed cup mushrooms, thickly sliced
2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
450g cooked turkey, shredded in thick strips
salt and pepper
900g potatoes (peeled and cut)
75g cheddar cheese (grated)
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Method
Butter a 2.2L (3½ pint) based shallow ovenproof dish. (22cm diameter if round, or if rectangular 32.5 x19.5 x7cm approx).
Heat the butter in a non-stick pan over a high heat, add the onion and fry for minute.Ìý
Sprinkle in the flour and blend in the wine, boil for a minute to reduce the wine and allow to thicken.
Add the milk, stirring continuously until smooth, boiling and becoming a thickish sauce.Ìý
Stir in the mustard, mushrooms, parsley and turkey.Ìý Season with salt and pepper.Ìý Tip into a dish and set aside to cool.
Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender (this will depend on the size, you may have cut them up to equal sizes).
Drain and mash with a little milk and butter.Ìý
Season with salt and pepper and spoon on top of the cold turkey mixture.Ìý Spread over evenly and sprinkle with the cheese.
Cook the pie in preheated oven 200C / 180C fan / 400F / gas 6 for about 30-35 mins until brown and bubbling.
Nigel also added a handful of sliced cooked sprouts.Ìý
ForÌýBobbie P, he substituted sliced smoked tofu for the turkey, which he’d previously briefly pan-fried.
Broadcast
- Thu 21 Dec 2017 17:0591Èȱ¬ Radio 2