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Dairy Council

Young Cook Finalist Recipes

Vegetable Pie

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Ruth Bleakley
School
Omagh Academy
Teacher
Mrs S Davidson Key Stage 4

Ingredients

225g leeks, washed and chopped

225g carrots, scraped and diced

350g turnip, diced

4 sticks celery, chopped

25g Northern Ireland butter

25g plain flour

284ml Northern Ireland semi–skimmed milk

1 onion, finely chopped

198g packet puff pastry

Parsley, chopped

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Ruth Bleakley
School
Omagh Academy
Teacher
Mrs S Davidson Key Stage 4

Method

Cook vegetables in boiling salted water for approximately 20 minutes and then drain.

Melt butter in saucepan and add flour. Cook for 1 – 2 minutes and gradually blend in milk.

Bring to boil, stirring continuously until sauce thickens. Boil for 1 minute and then season and add onions and parsley.

Roll out pastry large enough to cover serving dish leaving an edge to seal pie. Cover inside of serving dish with rest of pastry.

Place alternative layers of vegetables and sauce into the dish.

Cover with layer of pastry and damp edges to seal. Pierce holes in top of pie to allow steam to release.

Bake in oven at 210ºC for approximately 15 – 20 minutes.