Serves 6. Preparation time 10minutes. Baking time 1 hour.
This meat pie travels well, is great hot or cold and is much less fiddly to make than Scotch eggs.
7 eggs
1 kg beef mince
2 teaspoons barbecue salt
5 spring onions, finely chopped
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon chilli flakes or chilli sauce
1 tablespoon chopped rosemary or sage
juice and zest of 1 lemon
1 cup oats
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• Preheat the oven to 180°C. Soft boil 6 of the eggs for 3 or 4 minutes, before plunging them in ice water to stop them from cooking further. When they are cool enough to handle, peel and set aside. The eggs will be very soft, so handle with care.
• Mix the last egg with the rest of the ingredients, except the barbecue sauce, and knead with your hands.
• Line a loaf tin with baking paper and brush with oil. Add half the mince mixture. Place the boiled eggs on top of the mince and spoon the rest of the mince over, covering the eggs completely.
• Press down gently to create a log. Bake for 30 minutes, remove from the oven and brush with the barbecue sauce. Return to the oven and bake for a further 30 minutes.
• Cool down and wrap in wax paper and foil, and chill in the fridge. Serve cold slices with your favourite chutney, grainy mustard and some radishes.
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