Watercress Spanakopita

Watercress Spanakopita

by | Aug 28, 2019 | Recipes

Those who know me know, that I lose my marbles around filo pastry. I love the stuff. Paper thin sheets of buttery, flakey goodness sandwiched together like paper thin sheets of buttery, flakey goodness sandwiched together.. I can imagine myself as a hobo laying on a cold park bench in winter wrapped in it, yet floating off to sleep with a happy, comforted smile.

This is my take on one of the greatest Greek dishes on this here planet, using one of my favourite Maori/Polynesian ingredients.. watercress from leftover boil up! Chur-iffic!

First things first, remember when working with filo, don’t stuff around. Never use the filo shit from any shop that’s come from the frozen section, only out of the fridge area. And, always have a damp cloth on the ready to place over filo sheets that aren’t being used so they don’t dry out.

Ok let’s hit it!

You will need:

Your favourite lasagne tray or
springform pan
Filo Pastry sheets
2 Cups Watercress from boilup. Drained and pressed over night
1 Cup Ricotta 
80g Cheddar 
100g Fetta
Nutmeg
250g butter should be heaps
Handful of Dill
Handful of Parsley
Juice of a Lemon
Salt & Pepper

1.As mentioned before you will need to 
press as much liquid out of the 
watercress as you can, as not to make
the pastry soggy
2.Chop the Parsley and Dill and place
into a bowl with watercress, the three 
cheeses, lemon juice and a good grind
of nutmeg. Taste. Adjust seasoning with
salt and pepper
3.Mix well. Cover and set aside
4.Get your tray and cover the bottom 
with a sheet of filo pastry. 
5.Brush with melted butter.. oh yeah,
melt the butter
6.Repeat 4-6 sheets
7.Spread mix over pastry
8.Repeat steps 4-6
9.Give it all a nice little press and 
pre-cut into squares or triangles. Cut
it into any shape you want it’s your 
pie.
10.Beat an egg and add a splash of milk
for basting. Baste it with a brush
11.Cook in 180deg/C or 170deg/C fan 
forced until golden and flakey 
12.Let stand for 5-10 minutes
13.Plate up, take a few Instagram pics
and post the shit out of it!

Enjoy x
Canned Corned Meat Pie

Canned Corned Meat Pie

by | Apr 19, 2019 | Recipes

Probably the easiest pie you will ever make.

Shuffling through the mountain of food that wasn’t pie my gaze settled upon an old canned favourite, corned meat.

My attention nearly turned to the baked beans in ham sauce when I had an epiphany. I remembered that my search through the freezer moments earlier revealed I had some puff and shortcrust pastry. Right there and then I knew it had to be done.

I was feeling, as usual, one day like I needed a pie for lunch. I went to the freezer to see if I had any frozen ones I could nuke in the microwave, but I was shit out of luck. Not really wanting to go through the effort of going down the street to buy one, I disappointingly went to the cupboard to see what other options I had for a quick bite.

  • I emptied the can to make it into a pie tin
  • took the label off so it wouldn’t burn
  • lined the tin with shortcrust pastry
  • put the meant back in the tin
  • covered with puff pastry
  • cooked in preheated oven for about 15-20 mins or until golden brown

GENIUS!

Juicy, and delicious, this would have to be the easiest meat pie I’ve ever made. But it filled the spot, and the best thing was there was no cleaning up, just turf the pie tin in the trash!

Give it a go. Let me know how you went, I’d like to see what choice of canned goodness you tried. Bon Appetit

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