Pork & parsnip cobbler

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Recipe by Tony Tobin

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1. For the filling, heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pan and fry the pork in small batches for 4-5 minutes until just browned, then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the onions to the pan and fry for 5-6 minutes until soft and golden. Return the pork to the pan and sprinkle in the flour. Cook for 1 minute, stirring well.
2. Add the celery, apricots, lemon and orange zest, apples, garlic, herbs and spices. Pour in the wine and stock and bring to simmering point, then cover and gently cook for 11⁄4 hours or until the pork is tender. Remove from the heat.
3. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6/fan oven 180C. Peel and cut the parsnips into 2.5cm/1in dice. Put the remaining oil in a roasting tin and put in the oven for 5 minutes until hot. Tip the parsnip chunks into the roasting tin and coat in the hot oil. Roast in the oven for 30 minutes until cooked through and golden brown. Drain and set aside. When the pork is tender, stir in the parsnips. Spoon into a 2 litre/31⁄2 pint ovenproof dish and leave to cool completely.
4. For the cobbler crust, sift the flour and season. Add the suet, butter and parsley and lightly mix in with a fork. Make a well in the centre, then add the lemon zest and juice and gently bring together to make a soft and pliable dough. If it is too dry, add a little cold water, but don't knead the dough or it will become tough. Reduce the temperature to 180C/Gas 4/fan oven 160C.
5. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to about 5mm/1⁄4in thick. Cut the dough into rounds using a 7.5cm/3in pastry cutter. Re-roll the trimmings and cut out more rounds until all the dough is used up. Arrange the circles of dough so that they slightly overlap on top.
6. Brush the dough with beaten egg and bake in the oven for 45 minutes until the crust is golden.

Freezing

Make the pork and parsnip cobbler up to the end of step 5. Double wrap in its dish in cling film and freeze for up to 2 months. The evening before serving, put the frozen cobbler into the fridge and leave to thaw overnight. Continue from step 6.

Per serving

825 kcalories, protein 31g, carbohydrate 49g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 7g, salt 0.88 g

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• Carol

  08 December 2007

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  Enjoyed the selection of herbs especially the lovely licorice fennel but the addition of curry in this dish was not to my taste. I also found that the completed dish turned out to be too dry as all the tasty liquer evaporated in the cooking! Maybe herb dumplings would have been a better idea to complete this dish. It would have cut down on the cooking and waiting time for the dish to cool.

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  24 January 2009

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  Surprisingly, given the fruit & parsnips, didn't come out toosweet. A nice winter stew - left out th curry - and din't make the cobbler top.

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• JellyCake

  26 February 2009

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  I've made this several times now and everyone always enjoys it. I cut the parsnips much smaller otherwise I find they take over the dish. I usually make this the day before, refrigerate it, then add the topping and cook for the last 45 mins or so. It's my 3 year old daughters favourite!!

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• Patricia

  10 March 2009

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  I also left out the curry powder,fennel ,orange and lemon as not to our taste .I cooked it in my slow cooker transfering it to the oven to cook the topping. Made it with some local farm pork from our village it was delicious and a huge hit for a family meal ,enjoyed by my 83 year old mum and my 2 year old grandaughter alike.

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• Accyally

  29 August 2009

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  Very easy - but a bit long to make. Hubby doesn't like apricots, fennel or celery...but loved this!! Will definately make again.

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Ingredients

• 6 tbsp vegetable oil
• 900g diced pork
• 2 small onions , finely sliced
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
• 225g ready-to-eat dried apricots
• finely grated zest 1 lemon
• finely grated zest 1 orange
• 2 Cox's apples , peeled and chopped
• 3 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2 tsp each finely chopped fresh thyme , rosemary and sage
• good pinch of curry powder
• ½ tsp ground fennel seed
• ½ bottle red wine
• 600ml vegetable stock
• 650g parsnips

FOR THE COBBLER CRUST

• 200g self-raising flour
• 85g shredded suet
• 50g chilled butter , grated
• 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
• beaten egg , to glaze

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Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 45 1 hr

Cook min 2 hrs 15 mins

Can be frozen at end of step 5

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp vegetable oil
• 900g diced pork
• 2 small onions , finely sliced
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
• 225g ready-to-eat dried apricots
• finely grated zest 1 lemon
• finely grated zest 1 orange
• 2 Cox's apples , peeled and chopped
• 3 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2 tsp each finely chopped fresh thyme , rosemary and sage
• good pinch of curry powder
• ½ tsp ground fennel seed
• ½ bottle red wine
• 600ml vegetable stock
• 650g parsnips

FOR THE COBBLER CRUST

• 200g self-raising flour
• 85g shredded suet
• 50g chilled butter , grated
• 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
• beaten egg , to glaze

Per serving

825 kcalories, protein 31g, carbohydrate 49g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 7g, salt 0.88 g

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