Ingredients
For the Suet Crust Pastry:
225g self-raising flour
1 tbsp chopped parsley
4oz vegetable suet
pinch of salt
120ml water
For the Filling:
2 tbsp olive oil
4 shallots, chopped
2 bay leaves
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2-3 sprigs fresh thyme
10oz of assorted wild mushrooms (if using dried, halve quantity and soak in warm water for 1 hour)
120ml vegetarian red wine
freshly ground black pepper
Method
- First prepare the filling. Heat the oil and add the shallots, cook for a few minutes then add the bay leaves and continue cooking over a low heat for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, thyme and mushrooms, cook gently and stir in the wine.
- Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 15 minutes. Season.
- Now make the pastry: Mix the flour, parsley, suet and salt. Add the water and mix with a fork to make a dough. Knead and roll out to a circle to line a greased 2 pint/1.2 litre pudding basin.
- Cut off a quarter of the pastry and reserve for the lid. Line the dish with the remaining pastry. Dampen the edges with water.
- Fill with the prepared mushroom mixture, and roll out the remaining pastry to form a lid. Press the edges together to seal. Cover with greased foil and tie with string.
- Steam for about 1½ hours. Serve with potatoes, crisp mange-tout and carrots.
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