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Check out this amazing recipe for homemade Cornish pasties - for £1.42 per person!
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Homemade Cornish pasties (Serves 4)
Ok, slightly off piste this week as this isn’t really a main meal. Of course it could become a main meal if you serve it with some vegetables or salad. I digress. I’m off to the cricket this weekend and I’ll be baking these pasties this evening in preparation for a full day’s play (and a full day’s drinking) tomorrow. I bet quite a few of you have never made pasties before and probably because they are deemed as a difficult to make.
They really aren’t as you’re about to find out.
Ingredients
- 440g of British braising steak (£3.49)
- 250g of Sainsbury’s basic salted butter (98p)
- 1 medium sized Swede (73p)
- 1 large onion (14p)
- 1 large potato (35p)
The cupboard staples…
Salt, black pepper, flour (400grams) and milk (only a little for brushing the pasties).
Total cost
If you already have the cupboard staples, then according to mysupermarket.co.uk, this trolley was cheapest at Sainsbury’s where it came to £5.69 - that's £1.42 per head!
Instructions
- Best to make the pastry first as it will need 30 minutes chilling in the fridge before use. Put 400 grams of flour in a bowl along with 200 grams of the cubed butter and run between your fingers to a breadcrumb consistency. Then stir in (use a knife) a little cold water (probably about 6 tablespoons) until the mixture becomes dough. Finally incorporate into a ball, clingfilm and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Now for the pasty filling. Finely chop the beef, onion, potato and swede and mix together in a bowl along with a good pinch of salt and a very generous helping of black pepper (about 20 twists of the pepper mill).
- Preheat the oven to 220C (Gas mark 7 or 425F).
- Now roll the pastry out on a floured surface to about the depth of a one pound coin and shape into four circular pieces (using a side plate to trim the edges). Then take some mixture and place in the middle of each circular pastry piece, brush one half of the pastry with milk and fold over. Once folded over go back and crimp or roll the edges to create a nice snug fit.
- Place on to a tray with some greased baking paper, brush the pasties with a little milk and place in the oven for 50 minutes. After 15 minutes turn the oven down to 175C (Gas mark 4 or 350F).
- Let the pasties cool on a rack for 5 minutes before eating.
- Happy eating!
A bit about the Frugal Recipes chef, Paul Warburton
Paul Warburton, a lovemoney.com staff member, had a hectic career in the world of hot kitchens and screaming chefs before joining the lovemoney.com products development team.
During these years, under the tutorage of some great chefs, he honed his skills in cooking for numbers within a tight cost and portion-controlled environment.
Now he's planning to regularly offer his help to all budding chefs in the lovemoney.com community, so you can enjoy his original, low-cost recipes with your family and friends every Friday for free!
What lovemoney.com readers have said about Paul's other recipes
"We enjoyed this recipe very much: easy to make and even easier to eat!" varneyrob
“Thanks Paul, another great tasting easy recipe. It was my first risotto attempt ever and it was great, I even impressed my in-laws with it. Many thanks...” welshlady
"I made this recipe and it was absolutely delicious! Seriously good! Five of us feasted on it, and feasted well..." Ibeshy
"I made this recipe on Saturday night, and my 13 year-old son promptly requested it again for the following night!" Malcolm Wheatley
"This is a cracking risotto recipe. Just had it for lunch & it's a winner. More recipes please. Thanks." SavvyLass
"Another delicious offering from Paul. Thank you - keep 'em coming!" Palefire
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If you like this recipe, why not also try Paul's other Frugal Recipes: Teriyaki chicken legs with coriander and lime noodles | Turkey, mozzarella and sage meatballs with fettuccine and tomato sauce | Lemon and garlic roasted lamb breast, boulangere potatoes and minted peas | Posh macaroni cheese with crispy bacon and oven dried tomatoes | Falafel, roast pepper and feta salad with chilli tomato salsa | Chicken ‘oven baked’ with cream, mushrooms and thyme | Slow roasted pork shoulder ‘Chinese style’ with pak choi | Chilli steak burgers, paprika wedges and homemade coleslaw |Broad bean, halloumi and mint farfalle | My chicken curry, basmati rice and coriander yoghurt | Barbecued whole mackerel and a spicy lime salsa | Moussaka | Pan fried trout fillets with a dill potato salad | Chicken braised with cider and red cabbage (and proper baked potatoes) | Lincolnshire sausages with red onion gravy and thyme and Gouda polenta | Beef enchiladas with a lime sour cream | Slow roasted duck legs and charlotte potatoes with a carrot and cumin salad | Paella | Asparagus and gruyere tart with new potatoes | Haddock fishcakes with radish and watercress salad and lemon crème fraiche dressing | Prawn and pea risotto Honey roasted gammon and apples with champ | Hot chocolate fondants with crème Chantilly | Shin of beef, kidney and ale pie Tandoori chicken with coconut rice & mint raita | Homemade gnocchi with a tomato & thyme sauce, spinach and ricotta | Frugal Pancakes | Griddled black pudding, chimichurri mash and caramelised apples | Mixed bean and coriander green curry with fragrant rice | Lamb koftas with a feta, mint and chickpea salad & chilli grilled pittas | Pork, rosemary and white bean ravioli with a chilli tomato sauce | Sausage & leek casserole with parsley dumpings | Pork, chorizo & cannellini bean stew | Rabbit, bacon & thyme pie | Potato rosti with creamed spinach and poached egg | Pumpkin and sage risotto | Slow braised oxtail with autumn mash | Spiced whole mackerel with chickpea salad | Twice cooked belly pork (with gravy) parsnips and sweet apple red cabbage | Roasted pheasant | Portobello mushroom, port and stilton wellington | Lemon tart with fresh vanilla mascarpone | Massaman curry | Smoked mackerel pate on crostini and red onion confit |Rolled breast of lamb with garlic mash and Savoy cabbage | Lemon & rosemary chicken thighs | Thai Pollock curry with egg noodles | Chunky pea and ham soup| Spaghetti alla carbonara | Pork stroganoff | Green chilli meat balls, sunflower seed couscous salad and mint yoghurt | Tagliatelle with air dried cured ham and minted peas | Beef, thyme and mushroom loaf with potato dauphinoise | Mixed bean and coriander green curry with fragrant rice | Egg Florentine with smoked cheddar and rocket salad | Beef, mushroom and thyme pie | Spicy tuna, bean and coriander lasagne | Beef koftas with a feta, spinach and fresh mint salad | Chorizo and pea risotto | Sausage and rosemary hotpot | Beef & thyme (Lancashire) hotpot
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