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Recipe: Leek & Sausage Pie - Recette: Tourte aux Poireaux & Saucisses

Submitted by Nathalie on Friday, 13 March 2009No Comment

Yesterday I read in a blogpost by David Lebovitz that leeks were fancy and expensive, almost an “exotic” vegetable in the USA… which I absolutely can’t imagine! In France and in England, you can find them at any shop and they’re quite cheap. Actually, I use them often in soups, tarts, pies or simply  steamed as a side vegetable. During winters, leeks are always in my weekly shopping basket. It’s funny how food can differ from one continent to another, even the most basic ingredients.

Anyway, to finish this week, I’ve baked yesterday night a Leek & Sausage Pie, another dish that I had never cooked before. Pies are much more popular in England than in France and I just love the concept of putting meat and vegs leftovers together, topped with pastry. Simple, quick and very very good!

I found the recipe on the BBC GoodFood website and changed it a little to get something really delicious.

Leek & Sausage Pie

Leek & Sausage Pie

Serves 4 - Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 300g ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 450g good-quality pork sausages (about 8 sausages)
  • 2 large leeks, sliced
  • 250ml milk
  • 20g butter
  • 2 tsp grainy mustard
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 large handful of parsley
  • 1 egg yolk
  • salt & pepper

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 180°C / gas 4.

Prick the sausages and fry them for 5 minutes on a medium to high heat. They won’t be completely cooked but they’ll finish to do so in the oven. You just want them to be brown and a bit crispy on the outside.

Spoon the sausages out of the frying pan and get rid of the excess fat which is in the pan. Melt a knob of butter and add the leeks. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat to soften them.

Meanwhile, cut the sausages into 5 slices each - please be careful the sausages will be hot!

Sprinkle in flour and continue cooking for 2 minutes, stirring regularly.

Leeks Sausages Leeks, milk and mustard

Take the pan off the heat. Pour in the milk, mustard, salt and pepper.

Bring the mixture to the boil. As soon as it boils, take off the heat. Stir in the parsley.

Spoon the sausage slices into an oven-proof dish. Pour the leek mixture over the sausages.

Brush the rim of the dish with water. Roll the pastry out and lay it on top of the dish. Press to seal. Brush the pastry with the egg yolk.

Bake for 25 minutes.

Sausages, leek and parsley waiting for a pastry topping Leek & sausage pie Leek & sausage pie

Bon Appétit!

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Tourte aux Poireaux et Saucisses

Pour 4 personnes - Prêt en 45 minutes

Ingrédients

  • 1 pâte feuilletée
  • 450 g saucisse pur porc (type saucisse de Toulouse)
  • 2 gros poireaux, émincés
  • 250 ml lait
  • 20 g beurre
  • 2 cc moutarde à l’ancienne
  • 1 cs farine
  • 1 poignée de persil
  • 1 jaune d’oeuf
  • sel & poivre

Préparation

Préchauffez le four à 180°C.

Faites revenir les saucisses à la poêle pendant 5 minutes. Elles ne seront pas complètement cuites mais elles continueront de cuire dans le four. Le but est de les faire roussir.

Lorsqu’elles sont roussies, transférez les dans une assiette et jetez l’excès de gras qu’il reste dans la poêle.

Faites fondre un peu de beurre dans cette même poêle et ajoutez-y les poireaux émincés. Faites cuire à feu moyen pendant 2-3 minutes.

Pendant ce temps, coupez les saucisses en rondelles assez épaisses. Attention à ne pas vous brûler les doigts, les saucisses seront chaudes!

Ajoutez ensuite la farine et continuez à les faire cuire 2-3 minutes, en remuant régulièrement.

Retirez la poêle du feu. Versez le lait dans les poireaux. Ajoutez la moutarde, sel et poivre. Mélangez bien.

Remettez sur le feu et portez à ébullition. Eteignez dès que le lait commence à bouillir et ajoutez le persil.

Disposez les rondelles de saucisses au fond d’un plat allant au four. Versez les poireaux par dessus.

Badigeonnez les bords du plat avec un peu d’eau.

Déroulez la pâte feuilletée. Etalez-la par dessus les poireaux. Pressez la pâte sur le bord du plat afin de bien souder la pâte au plat. Coupez l’excès de pâte et badigeonnez de jaune d’oeuf.

Enfournez 25 minutes.

Bon Appétit !

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