Shropshire Fidget Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and finely sliced
• 2 onions, peeled and sliced
• 2 cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 3 slices sweetcure ham, de-rinded and cut into strips
• 1 1/2 ounces butter
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• salt and black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 pint lamb stock or 1/4 pint vegetable stock
• 8 ounces prepared shortcrust pastry
• milk or beaten egg, to glaze

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit or mark 4.
• 2 lightly fry the sliced potatoes, onions and apples in the butter until just golden.
• 3 remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
• 4 place the ham in the pan and fry lightly in the remaining fat.
• 5 layer the ham and the potatoes, onions and apples in a 1 1/2 to 2 pint pie dish, seasoning with sugar, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• 6 pour on the stock.
• 7 on a lightly floured surface roll out the pastry and cover the pie, trimming the edges.
• 8 make a steam hole and decorate with the trimmings.
• 9 brush with milk or beaten egg to glaze.
• 10 bake for 30 minutes, then reduce oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit or mark 3 for a further 10 to 15 minutes, until the pie is golden brown.
• 11 traditionally this pie is not served with vegetables, but carrots or cabbage can be served if desired.