Homity Pies
At first glance these eye-catching chile peppers look like red jalapeno. However, they have a different flavor and are less meaty than Jalapeno. Red Fresnos are great roasted and added to salsas. Try grilling them alongside your steaks or in kabobs.
When roasting these they should char, blister, and become soft. Try substituting these in your favorite chile recipes.
Serves: 12 individual pies
by Abida at The Red Lychee
Ingredients:
1 packet filo pastry, cut into roughly 4 inch squares.
2 tablespoons oil plus extra to brush muffin tin
1 red onion, sliced thinly
4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced into small cubes
1 cup of chopped kale
1 cup of peas
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp flour
1/2 cup to 1 cup milk
Salt to season
Pepper to season
50g/ 4 tsp cheddar cheese, grated
handful of spring onions, chopped to garnish
Chile, chopped to garnish (optional)
Equipment:
12 cup muffin tin
Method:
1) Preheat oven to 180°C/ 350°/Gas Mark 4
1) Boil cubed potatoes on the stove in salted water for about 10 minutes until 3/4 cooked. The potatoes shouldn’t be too soft as they may fall apart in the cooking process. Drain and set potatoes aside.
2) In the same pot, add oil and allow to heat up. Add onions, along with a pinch of salt to help the onions cook down. Add bay leaf. Leave onion to cook on a medium heat until onions reduce down and become soft and sweet.
3) Once onions have cooked down and slightly carmelized, add the potatoes back in. Stir to coat in onions. After 2-3 minutes, add in the kale and peas and stir again. Leave the kale to cook for a few minutes so it starts wilting down.
4) Add butter and stir in until melted. Add the tablespoon of flour and stir into vegetables. Allow the flour to cook off for about 2 minutes. Then slowly pour in milk. Keep gently stirring. Allow the mix to simmer to a boil. The liquid should start thickening and turn into a thick sauce. Once the sauce has thickened to your likening, season with salt and pepper to taste and remove from heat. Set filling aside to cool.
5) Whilst waiting for filling to cool, cut the pastry into roughly 4 inch squares. They should be big enough so that you can fit them into each cup of the muffin tin.
Brush each cup of the muffin tin with oil. Layer about 3 or 4 squares of filo pastry into each cup of the muffin tin. Overlap each layer of pastry at 45 degree angle to create a petal like effect on the top of the pie.
6) Fill each pastry case with a tablespoon of filling. Top with cheese. Bake in oven for about 20 minutes until the top of the pastry has turned a light golden color and the cheese has melted. Remove from oven and garnish with chopped spring onion and chile. Serve on its own or with sides.
From http://theredlychee.blogspot.co.uk