Princes Beef Paste (75g) - Pack of 6

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Potted beef pinged in the microwave for 12-20 seconds so that it’s soft and warm is also delicious! Traditional Cornish pasties are pretty simple. They generally use beef mince / ground beef, onion, swede and potato.

I too, in a small way, ended up on the family 'paste diet'. I'd like to think it was a subconscious act of solidarity with the old man but, truth be told it was the appalling and intractable conservatism of childhood that, through my 13th and 14th years meant I refused almost every food except white bread and Shippams sardine & tomato paste.Place pasties upright on the baking trays, brush each pastie with the egg wash and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until golden, puffy and cooked through. I’ve made batches of potted meat countless times since then and have been able to improve the recipe even more. Also, inspired by those who’ve been in touch with tips and queries, here’s some FAQs I hope will be useful for those trying my Homemade Potted Beef for the first time.

You will need boneless chunks of beef. I most often use ready diced beef sold as ‘stewing beef’. This can contain any of the tougher cuts that require longer cooking but which have good flavour plus the fat needed for a successful potted beef. You could also use braising steak which is similar. If you want to buy a specific cut, then I’ve had excellent results with shin of beef. Shin of beef ready to dice for making Potted Meat NOTE: this is an update of a well-loved post from 2018. I’ve added new photos and an improved recipe. There’s also a FAQs section inspired by readers who’ve been in touch with tips and queries. This isn't your grandmother's pastie recipe. For starters, my pasties have flavour. Yep - I'm going there! I baked a special loaf for the taste test. I was looking forward to trying these flavours again, expecting some Blumenthalesque surge of emotional recognition. I partly wanted something close textured and very white to smear them on, something that would replicate the bread I remembered but also, if I'm honest, though I'm happy to eat almost anything in pursuit of gustatory sensation I'd sooner consume my own ear-wax than Mother's Pride. Unwanted Food or Drink Products - Once supply conditions are broken, there are a number of factors outside of our control that can affect the quality of a product. Therefore perishable goods such as food and drink cannot be returned.Your dish will need a lid and, if it’s not very tight-fitting, a layer of foil underneath it. This will help to keep in all those lovely juices.

Each of these pastes has its own unique flavor and texture, making them perfect for a variety of dishes. Absolutely. Once cooled, cooked pasties can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 3 months. How do you reheat cooked pasties?

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Maybe I was just a weird kid, but one of my favourite sandwich fillings (alongside herby, peppery Haslet) was potted beef. In those days it came from the butcher at the bottom of our road where, clutching a note from Mum, I’d often have to nip in on my way home from school. Proof of just how simple it is: the batch I made for my original post was put in the oven first thing in the morning. While that was simmering away, I got on with decorating the master bedroom. Which meant I had delicious homemade potted beef on toast for lunch. Yum!