Savory Upside Down Pie Recipe
Ingredients
| 7 1/2-oz package frozen puff pastry | ||
| Ground beef | 1 1/2 Pound | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Black pepper | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Onion | 1 Large, chopped | |
| Egg yolks | 3 | |
| Mushrooms | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Bacon slices | 4 Ounce | |
| Blue cheese | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), crumbled | |
| 2 tablespoons each chopped sorrel and chervil | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Thaw the pastry
MAKING
2. In a bowl, mix the ground beef with onion, salt and pepper and use egg yolk to bind
3. Use the bacon to cover an 8" loose-bottomed cake pan; arrange the cheese, herbs and mushroom quarters on top
4. Add the meat mixture on top, press it down and smooth the top
5. Roll the thawed pastry on a surface dusted with flour, into a circle large neough to accomodate the filling
6. Add the filling on top, prick with a fork and bake for an hour or less at 400° F
7. Remove from the oven, invert pan over a warm serving dish adn turn the pie out
SERVING
8. Serve as appropriate
1. Thaw the pastry
MAKING
2. In a bowl, mix the ground beef with onion, salt and pepper and use egg yolk to bind
3. Use the bacon to cover an 8" loose-bottomed cake pan; arrange the cheese, herbs and mushroom quarters on top
4. Add the meat mixture on top, press it down and smooth the top
5. Roll the thawed pastry on a surface dusted with flour, into a circle large neough to accomodate the filling
6. Add the filling on top, prick with a fork and bake for an hour or less at 400° F
7. Remove from the oven, invert pan over a warm serving dish adn turn the pie out
SERVING
8. Serve as appropriate
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