Filo Pie Recipes

Ingredients :

15ml oil

450g minced lamb

1 red onion, sliced

30ml chopped fresh coriander

25g plain flour

300ml lamb stock

50g canned chickpeas, drained

5ml ground cumin

225g filo pastry

115g "no need to soak" dried apricots

1 courgette, sliced

25g melted butter

salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 375F, Gas 5.
2. Heat the oil in a large pan.
3. Add the minced lamb and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Stir in the onion, fresh coriander and flour and cook for a further 1 minute.
5. Pour in the stock and chickpeas.
6. Season to taste and stir in the cumin.
7. Cook for 20 minutes.
8. Line a deep ovenproof dish with flour sheets of filo pastry.
9. Spoon in the mince mixture.
10. Top with dried apricots and courgette.
11. Lay two sheets of filo pastry on top of the filling and brush with the melted butter.
12. Fold the remaining sheets on top.
13. Pour on the remainder of the butter and cook in the oven for 40 minutes.
14. Serve with freshly cooked vegetables.

Ready made filo pastry is easy to use and very effective in appearance. This sheets of folded pastry encase a lightly spiced, fruity lamb filling to give a tasty and attractive pie.

Serves 4 - 6

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