Hearty lamb and rosemary pie

Perfect for your leftover lamb

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Serves

5 - 6

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

4 hrs

Is there anything more comforting than a big hearty meat pie? This one ticks all the boxes for us; incredibly tasty, loaded with veggies and using one of the most delicious cuts of lamb: the shoulder. All bundled up in a puff pastry shell, it’s as equally good for a mid-week feast or when you’re entertaining!

Is there anything more comforting than a big hearty meat pie? This one ticks all the boxes for us; incredibly tasty, loaded with veggies and using one of the most delicious cuts of lamb: the shoulder. All bundled up in a puff pastry shell, it’s as equally good for a mid-week feast or when you’re entertaining!

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Beef + Lamb New Zealand
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Ingredients

Lamb
  • 800g Quality Mark lamb shoulderi

    cut into 5-6cm chunks
  • 25g butter

  • 1 onion

    finely chopped
  • 2 stems celery stalks

    finely sliced
  • 1 red capsicum

    chopped
  • 2 kūmara

    peeled and chopped into 2.5cm chunks
  • 4 garlic cloves

    chopped
  • 12cm stem fresh rosemary

    leaves finely chopped
  • 2 cups beef stock

  • ½ cup tomato paste

  • juice and grated zest of 1 lemon

  • 2 anchovy filletsi

    chopped
  • 2 cups spinach

    chopped
  • 3 tsp cornflour

    mixed with 2 tbsp water
To Assemble
  • 4-5 sheets puff pastry

  • 1 egg

    whisked with a little milk

Method

To Make Filling
1

Preheat the oven to 140°C conventional bake.

2

Heat a little oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. When hot, season the lamb with salt and pepper, then fry in 2-3 batches until browned all over. Transfer to a casserole dish.

3

Reduce the heat to medium, add the butter and a splash of oil along with the onion, celery, capsicum and kumara.

4

Cook, stirring, for about 10 minutes until everything is soft and starting to caramelise.

5

Add the garlic and rosemary and cook for another couple of minutes.

6

Add the stock, tomato paste, lemon juice and zest and anchovies (if using) and stir to combine. Pour over the lamb and mix gently to combine.

7

Cover the dish with a lid (or 2 layers of tinfoil) and bake in the oven for 3½ - 4 hours.

8

Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Stir through the spinach and cornflour mixture. Taste and season as required.

To Assemble & Serve
1

Increase the oven temperature to 200°C fan bake (220°C conventional).

2

Line 4-6 greased small pie dishes (or one large dish) with pastry.

3

Add the filling, brush the bottom pastry edges with some of the egg, cover with a pastry lid and press to seal.

4

Brush the top with egg and cut a couple of air holes.

5

Bake in the lower half of the oven for 20-30 minutes, or until the pastry is dark golden brown and cooked through.

6

Serve with a salad and tomato relish or chutney.

To Slow Cook
1

You can make this dish in a slow cooker, after browning the meat and sweating the vegetable transfer all ingredient to a low cooker and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 6 hours. If the sauce needs thickening at the end of cooking, simmer in a saucepan with 2 teaspoons of cornflour with ¼ cup water.

Nutrition Information per Serving (572g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 6 servings and doesn't include the salad or relish/chutney to serve.

Energy
3290kJ (786 kcal)
Protein
38.1g
Total Fat
43.1g
Saturated Fat
19.7g
Carbohydrate
57.5g
Dietary Fibre
9.1g
Sodium
904mg
Iron
3.3mg
Zinc
5.7mg
Vitamin B12
2.6µg