Chunky Ham Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 lb parsnip, roughly chopped
• 3 carrots, roughly chopped
• 2 celery ribs, thickly sliced
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 lb cooked ham, cut into chunks
• 1 (142 ml) carton double cream
• 3/4 pint vegetable stock
• 2 tablespoons coarse grain mustard
• 1 (375 g) packet ready rolled shortcrust pastry
• 1 little milk, for brushing

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375*f.
• 2 heat theoil in a large pan and cook the onion and garlic for 3 to 4 minutes.
• 3 stir in the parsnips and carrots and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 4 add celery, sprinkle with flour, cook for a minute, mixing thoroughly.
• 5 add ham, then pour in the cream and the stock.
• 6 stir in mustard.
• 7 season.
• 8 simmer for 5 minutes until thickened, then spoon into a 2 litre pie dish.
• 9 allow to cool slightly.
• 10 use the pastry to cover the pie, cutting off any trimmings.
• 11 brush with milk.
• 12 cut out leaf shapes from the pastry trimmings and put on top of the pie.
• 13 brush with milk again and bake for 30 minutes until pastry is golden.