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Melton Mowbray Pork Pie

Estimated Nutritional Profile
Nutrient Quantity
Protein (g)219.8554
Energy (kCal)3953.394
Carbohydrates (g)160.4701
Total fats (g)262.8564
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
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    Utensils Used
    | 1. 1 Egg, lightly beaten Mix the meat, salt, pepper, herbs and spices and set aside. | 2. To make the stock, boil bones, onions, bay leaf, herbs salt and pepper in 4 cups of water for two hours or until the liquid is reduced to 2 1/3 cups. | 3. Cool, degrease and refrigerate until it starts to jell. | 4. To make the pastry, rub 2 oz of the lard into the flour mixed with a teaspoon of salt until it is the consistency of breadcrumbs. | 5. Boil the rest of the fat with the milk and water. | 6. Make a well in the mound of flour and while stirring with a wooden spoon, mix in the boiling liquid. | 7. Knead and leave to rest for 10 minutes. | 8. To make the casing or"coffyn", roll out three-quarters of the dough into a circle 3/4" thick. | 9. Flour the outside of the tin and stand it in the centre of the dough. | 10. Work the dough up the sides of the tin and then gently remove the tin leaving you with a pie casing. | 11. Fill it immediately with the meat mixture as it is likely to collapse. | 12. Roll out the remaining dough into a circle slightly larger than the diameter of the casing, to form the lid. | 13. Preheat the oven to 400F degrees Dampen the top edge of the pie and gently press on the lid. | 14. Crimp the edge. | 15. Make a hole in the centre of the lid and decorate it with pastry leaves. | 16. Place on a baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes and then reduce the heat to 300 degrees F and bake for 1 3/4 hours. | 17. If necessary place some aluminim foil on the top to prevent burning. | 18. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. | 19. Pour the chilled stock through the hole in the lid and refrigerate Serve Cold. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    pork shoulder 2 lbs diced cut 1151.4693 0.0 204.3631 30.8267
    salt pepper 1 teaspoon - - - -
    sage 1/2 teaspoon ground - - - -
    mustard 1 pinch 0.0197 0.0034 0.0021 0.0003
    allspice 1 pinch 0.3123 0.0856 0.0072 0.0103
    pork bone - - - -
    veal bone - - - -
    onion 2 chopped 128.0 29.888 3.52 0.32
    bay leaf 1 - - - -
    marjoram 2 -3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    thyme 2 -3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    lard 8 ounces 2045.6994 0.0 0.0 226.7959
    flour 1 578.28 126.6054 9.401 2.2436
    water 1/3 cup 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    milk 1/3 cup 49.6133 3.8877 2.562 2.6596

    - Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.



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