Ham, leek & potato pie

Ham, leek & potato pie

Use up leftover ham in this family dish - add some celery sticks or other veg to the sauce too, if you like

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4 - 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Method

  1. Heat a large frying pan, melt the butter, then add the onion and leeks. Cover, then very gently cook for 15 mins until soft. Add the potatoes after 5 mins cooking.
  2. Stir in the flour, turn up the heat, then add the stock, stirring until the mix thickens a little. Take off the heat, then stir in the crème fraîche, mustard and ham. Season to taste, then cool, if you have time. Spoon the mix into a large pie dish, adding a couple of bay leaves. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7.
  3. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to the thickness of a £1 coin. Cut a pastry strip the same width as the lip of the dish, wet the edge of the dish with egg, then fix the strip around it. Brush the top with egg, then lay over the remaining pastry.
  4. Trim pastry to the edge of the dish, then ruffle the cut edges with the knife blade to help the layers rise. Cut a few slits to let the steam escape, decorate with bay leaves, if you like, then brush all over the top with egg. Can be done up to a day ahead, keep chilled. Bake for 30 mins until risen.

PER SERVING (FOR SIX)

499 kcalories, protein 18.0g, carbohydrate 44.0g, fat 29.0 g, saturated fat 14.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 6.0g, salt 1.84 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2009.

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  • 29 December 2011

    scrummy commented on this recipe

    great recipe i added the left over stuffing and a spoon or two of leftover cranberries. i prepped in a low casserole so just had to tuck pastry in on top so used one pan. excellent!

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  • 29 December 2011

    PinkFluffyChic rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for the first time last night and it was delicious! I did the recipe exactly as stated but used english mustard instead of wholegrain. It was so easy to cook and only used one pan which is a bonus! This will definitely become a favourite :)

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  • 08 January 2012

    dthom3uk rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really tasty recipe. Cooked for slightly longer and served with cheddar mash. Nice!

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    12 January 2012

    lmc rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very nice and really tasty. Enjoyed by the whole family.

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  • 16 January 2012

    littleme61 rated and commented on this recipe

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    I have prepared this using leftover roast chicken and some ham. I was looking for a recipe for using up chicken and found this one...not reading it properly I thought it was for chicken, but I have replaced the ham with cooked chicken, and used single cream that was left over from Christmas as well as adding a swede and some carrot, it smells delicious, and will be sampled later today at dinner time!

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  • 18 January 2012

    skeldie commented on this recipe

    Scrummy pie - one of my favourites! :-)

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  • 30 January 2012

    foamy rated this recipe

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  • 13 February 2012

    charlie1012 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this recipe for my family tonight and it was fantastic! My husband went back for 3rd's and theneven scraped the dish clean!

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  • 14 February 2012

    Jan Reid rated and commented on this recipe

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    this is as good as it looks, yummy

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  • 15 March 2012

    Laura in the Tarn rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I love this recipe and have made it for guests abroad who now are converts to English cuisine! I parboil the cubed potatoes for about 5 minutes before adding them in, however, as I found them a bit too firm the first time I made the pie.

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  • 23 April 2012

    Mrs Grant commented on this recipe

    Hi there, I couldn't wait to make this pie but was a little disappointed with my effort, I'd saved the ham stock so used that, however, this made it very salty so in future I'd probably use chicken, also, I found that there was way too much wholegrain mustard and it was very overpowering so that put me off also, and the potatoes were undercooked....all this could be down to taste but if I was to do it again, i'd probably use dijon mustard rather than qholegrain, i'd blanch the potatoes and used chicken stock.

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  • 23 April 2012

    Mrs Grant rated this recipe

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  • 28 April 2012

    dankee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Clearly from previous comments, people tend to use leftover Xmas ham to make this. I had some left in the freezer and made two of these tonight - it was absolutely delicious. Definitely set to become a family favourite but how often do we have leftover ham? Am going to try it with a tin of ham, or maybe some gammon so I can keep making this throughout the year!

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  • 05 May 2012

    Mazza commented on this recipe

    I regularly roast or boil a small gammon as an alternative to a roast joint at weekends. I use the sock for soups and occasionally pease pudding (being a Geordie). Sometimes I make a pie with the leftovers to my own recipe using butter, flour and milk for the sauce instead of adding cream. I will try this recipe and use low fat creme fraiche but will add chestnut mushrooms instead of the potato and serve it with mash & peas. If there is not enough ham left over I chop up a chicken breast and fry it up with the onion & leeks. As Dankee says, you could use gammon steaks chopped up and fry them up with the leeks and onions. It' a good idea.

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  • 05 May 2012

    Mazza commented on this recipe

    In my previous comment, I meant STOCK not SOCK! I don't think my socks would add much flavour to my soup.

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  • 18 May 2012

    Crazy Mother Cooker rated and commented on this recipe

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    Simple and delicious! Went down really well in our household.

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  • 20 May 2012

    L Murdoch rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made this time and again,and it's always a success! I would recommend using new potatoes instead of white one's however. Yum, yum!!!

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  • 28 May 2012

    lizzy rated this recipe

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  • 03 September 2012

    Aleksandra rated and commented on this recipe

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    Too good!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4 - 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 large onion , finely chopped
  • 3 leeks , finely sliced
  • 2 large potatoes , cut into small cubes
  • 2 tbsp plain flour , plus extra for dusting
  • 300ml chicken or ham stock
  • 100ml pot crème fraîche (or use leftover double cream)
  • 2 tsp wholegrain mustard
  • 200g cooked ham , shredded
  • 4 bay leaves , optional
  • 375g pack puff pastry
  • 1 egg , beaten, to glaze (or use milk)
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PER SERVING (FOR SIX)

499 kcalories, protein 18.0g, carbohydrate 44.0g, fat 29.0 g, saturated fat 14.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 6.0g, salt 1.84 g

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