Making Cornish Pasties

[theshedman]

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[Islay]

Yes I have done.

[DTCwordfan]

So have I

[DTCwordfan]

http://sarahspastyshop.com/ingredients/

[gingejbee]

Don't you have to live in Cornwall for that to be permitted...?

[EDDIE51]

I make pasties and I am told they are really nice and people always ask for more. They are not 'Cornish' but very easy. I use a large tin of corned beef, potatoes, carrots, onion. All chopped into small cubes about 1/4 inch sq and well mixed together. Season with LOTS of ground black pepper. Then just form into pasties using short crust pastry. I prefer to make my own pastry but sometimes use the shop bought sheets.

[theshedman]

Sorry about the question I thought I had put it in the search box. Got to get used to the new layout. I was just looking to see if anyone else had asked about them in the past. I have bookmarked the one from DTCwordfan though. Thanks.

[lilacben]

Eddie how high do you cook them and for how long please?

[DTCwordfan]

around 180 to 200, (no fan) and about 45 mins to an hour - watch them as to browning around the crust.. I prefer them cooled after the cooking.

[mikey4444]

There is only ONE Cornish Pasty !

DTC's recipe looks wonderful.

On no account add anything else !

[DTCwordfan]

certainly not carrots or peas - or else it risks becoming a Greggs abortion

[Mamyalynne]

You can make a pasty using almost anything you wish, of course that stops it being a 'Cornish' pasty but doesn't mean it won't be delicious.

Not every cash strapped family can afford good steak.

[mikey4444]

Mamy.....Cornish Pasties are normally made with skirt beef, hardly the most expensive cut.

Also you don't need a great deal to make a really good pasty !

[EDDIE51]

Yes, 180 deg for 35/40 mins, a bit more if they look too pale.

[Patsy33]

I'm going to try Eddie's recipe possibly this week. Sounds tasty.

[DTCwordfan]

skirt, top or chuck, Mamya, not fillet or sirloin!!!

[Mamyalynne]

My children used to love my haggis pasties made much as Eddie does with corned beef.

[Mamyalynne]

Thanks for the lesson boys, I'm well aware that skirt is usually used.


If you can only run to a couple of slices of corned beef padded out with more spuds that's what you'll do - just mentioning alternatives.

[DTCwordfan]

Isn't that an adaption of a 'Bridie'??

[mikey4444]

A local baker in my area, makes what he calls a Welsh Pasty, which is very tasty indeed.....bacon, cheese and leek.

[marval]

My great uncle George lived in Plymouth, he had a live-in housekeeper called May. She was Cornish and made Cornish pasties to die for. I absolutely love them.