Fresh Savoy, red onion & egg pie

Fresh Savoy, red onion & egg pie

A great vegetarian main - perfect pastry and a scrummy filling

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 55 - 1 hr

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large frying pan, then gently cook the potatoes and onion for about 10 mins until golden and tender. (You may need to do this in two batches.) Season, then set aside.
  2. Heat the remaining oil in the pan. Add half the cabbage, garlic, cumin seeds, chilli, seasoning and 1 tbsp water, then cook for 3-4 mins until the cabbage is wilted and tender. Remove from the pan and repeat with the remaining ingredients.
  3. Roll out half the pastry and use to line a 20cm pie plate. Place the potatoes and onions in the bottom, then top with the cabbage mixture. Make 4 wells in the cabbage and crack an egg into each.
  4. Brush the pastry border with water. Roll out remaining pastry, then use to cover the pie, trimming the edges and pinching together to seal. Brush the pastry with milk. Make a hole in the centre to allow steam to escape. Place on a baking sheet and cook for 25-35 mins until crisp and golden.

Per serving

649 kcalories, protein 17g, carbohydrate 69g, fat 36 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 6g, salt 0.78 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Vegetarian Christmas 2006.

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  • 2008-03-20 08:05:51.354258

    Lisa rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Cabbage pie dosent sount very appetising but believe me this pie is soooo tasty! The only problem I have encountered is that I struggle sometimes to get the eggs to stay soft - the secret seems to be a good seal on the pastry.

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  • 2008-08-01 13:22:01.550057

    Valerie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    What a wonderful pie, my only problem was getting all the filling in a 20cm pie!

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  • 2009-01-06 11:47:13.785633

    TheEdda rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I did not enjoy this pie, although in retrospect this might be due to the gluten-free pastry I was using. I'm sure the cabbage would be better steamed than stir-fried, which is essentially what is happening here?

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  • 2009-04-04 16:40:40.916247

    Emmy-Lou commented on this recipe

    Really didn't like this and it was nothing to do with the pastry. Flavours didn't work together in my opinion.

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  • 2010-05-02 19:51:36.432137

    Christien rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Didn't add the cheese and it was still really nice ... used a couple extra eggs. Used frozen spinach instead of cabbage - really nice. Used some green pepper just cus I had it - also nice. A bit of spicy is useful as is adding the slightly crush cumin seeds (and some cumin powder to the crust). I'm thinking this might actually make a nice winter brunch number. It makes me really mad though that, in the picture, the egg is soft 'boiled'. I'm thinking - just from having made this once - that that feat will be next to impossible. God speed, I will try though!

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  • 2010-10-30 16:08:10.638834

    pekinduck rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this with wholemeal pastry and like Valerie struggled to get all the filling in the pie. I think I would use less potatos next time so less carbs. The kids enjoyed it and will definately make again

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  • 2010-11-29 10:31:28.646449

    vegetarian recipes commented on this recipe

    i intend to try this tonight but from reading comments on quantities fitting in pie i will use half amounts suggested interested to see if egg remains soft though.

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  • 2011-01-24 17:03:40.218855

    Scabs rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    My husband and I thought that this was very bland and will not be making it again

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    2011-02-06 13:09:08.245569

    le rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    i reduced the filling as suggested and added mushrooms as well, it was tasty but felt abit dry...maybe adding a creamy/cheese would help. however, the next day it did taste alot nicer. i agree with christien getting the eggs soft is next to impossible as despite sealing the pastry well, if you have to make a hole for the steam to escape doesn't that defeat the sealing process.....or maybe thats just my thinking

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  • 2012-12-11 13:46:01.165801

    Jemina rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is my favourite pie to make although I always use fresh spinach instead of savoy cabbage as I think it has more flavour. The mixture of ingredients is very tasty and it's brilliant if the eggs are still a bit runny when you cut the pie open (although I admit that doesn't always happen). Thoroughly recommended, especially on cold winter evenings!

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  • 2012-12-18 12:29:02.420181

    hannahsg rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this last night and found it really tasty, however it is somewhat dry. Suggest making gravy to serve with it or adding some kind of sauce to the pie. Not sure what/how though as I don't want to affect the cooking of the pastry, which, for the first time for me, actually cooked!

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  • 2012-12-28 15:29:56.563565

    merrimum rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Gorgeous flavours, but a few niggles. The quantities weren't right - I only had enough pastry for a lid (you'd need double quantity of pastry to make both base and lid) - however, we liked it without a pastry base anyway. The eggs were solid rather than being soft - can't imagine how you'd manage runny eggs, unless you lifted the lid and added them after the pastry had already been cooked for a while (but then the pastry would probably break?). Also, I added half a pint of stock (vegetable Oxo cube) to the cabbage layer so that the pie wasn't too dry. We used some of the left-over filling to make a lovely frittata the following day. Will definitely make again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 55 - 1 hr

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

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649 kcalories, protein 17g, carbohydrate 69g, fat 36 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 6g, salt 0.78 g

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