Cheese Onion Leek Potato Pie
My adaptation of huey's cheese, onion & potato pie. Huey (iain hewitson) is a larger than life melbourne chef who has written several cookbooks and who features regularly on a number of extremely popular tv show. I have posted several of his recipes on zaar. some conversions: 100g = approximately 31/2 ounces; 150g = just under 5 ounces; 250g = 8 ounces; 1kg = 32 ounces or 2 pounds.
Steps
Preheat the oven to 180c fan forced / 350-375f / 4-5 gas mark.
Heat a little oil in a heavy-based - preferably non-stick - pan and gently saut the onions , spring onions and leek until softish , stirring now and again.
Remove the pan from the heat.
Add the minced garlic and thyme to the pan and mix to combine the ingredients.
Combine all the tasty cheese with the crme fraiche or sour cream.
Place several layers of potato in the base of a well-greased round oven dish and season well with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Top with half of the sauted onions , leek and garlic.
Add several dollops of the cheese mixture.
Repeat these steps , ending with the cheese layer.
Cut a round of pastry to cover and slightly overlap the dish in which the pie is to be cooked.
Beat together the egg and milk.
Brush the outside edges of the dish just below the rim with the egg wash and place the pastry round on top of the pie , overhanging the edge of the dish.
Press down the sides of.
Ingredients
olive oil, onions, leek, garlic cloves, dried thyme, tasty cheese, creme fraiche, potato, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, puff pastry sheet, egg, milk