Recipe: Pastai Gig Oen (Welsh Lamb Pie)

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Description/Notes:

Equally delicious either hot or cold this tasty treat is perfect for late suppers on balmy summer evenings.

Ingredients:

675 (one and a half pounds) neck of lamb

1 small bunch young carrots

10ml (2tsp) chopped parsley

salt and pepper

shortcrust pastry

milk

lamb bones, salt and pepper and one onion for gravy

Cooking Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 200C, 400F, Gas Mark 6
2. Bone the lamb and cut the meat into small pieces
3. Finely slice carrots into rounds and place al layer on a greased ovenproof dish
4. Cover carrots with a layer of meat then parsley and salt and pepper
5. Repeat until all the ingredients are used
6. Cover with water up to 2 inches from top of dish
7. Cover with the prepared pastry and brush with milk
8. Bake for 20 minutes then reduce temperature to 180c, 350F, gas mark 4 for 1hr. 40 mins.
9. Boil the bones, onion and salt and pepper in sufficient water for on and a half hours
10. Pour this gravy into the cooked pie
11. Serve either hot or cold