What is Gala pie made of?

What is Gala pie made of?

Gala pie is normally made with pork, but I have a recipe that uses gammon (or ham) which we all prefer, so that’s the recipe I am sharing today. My recipe calls for hot water pastry, which contrary to popular belief is easy to make, as well as prime cuts of gammon, bacon, sage, spices and lovely free-range eggs.

What is a Grosvenor pie?

The gala pie or Grosvenor pie is a variety of pork pie whose filling includes a proportion of chicken and a hard-boiled egg. Gala pies are often baked in long, loaf-type tins, with multiple eggs arranged along the centre. Commercially the hard boiled eggs often are ‘topped and tailed’.

Can you freeze a gala pie?

So, if after buying some you’ve managed to save a few, you want to know whether or not you can freeze them? Well, of course, you can. They’ll freeze just like any pork pies.

What goes with gala pie?

We grew up eating luminous pink gala pie with green egg. We loved it at the time, but this is the gourmet version from two Northerners made good, with dinky little quail’s eggs down the middle. Great served with salad, pickles and a bit of mustard.

What kind of meat is in gala?

Gala sausage roll is made from pure beef filling and rich wheat based pastry. The basic composition of a sausage roll is sheets of puff pastry formed into tubes around sausage meat and glazed with egg or milk before being baked.

Why is there jelly in pork pies?

The jelly in British pork pies is added deliberately, after the rest of the pie is cooked, to help keep the meat moist. In good pies it is usually either ham or chicken stock which jellifies as it cools.

Can you freeze gala pie with egg?

The finished pie can be frozen if you want to make it in advance. Once you cut the pie, it’ll last a week in the fridge wrapped in clingfilm or stored in a airtight container.

Can Scotch eggs be frozen?

Scotch eggs can be frozen for up to 3 months. Frozen Scotch eggs will be perfectly safe to eat. But that doesn’t mean you should freeze them as there can be some major textural issues when freezing them so think twice before doing so.

What is gala pie and how is it made?

In celebration of British pork, the recipe I am sharing today is for a British pie classic, Gala Pie, made with gammon and fresh free-range eggs, beautifully seasoned and encased in a crisp, golden hot water pastry case – perfect for picnics, buffets, Christmas, Easter, family get-togethers and the school or office lunch box.

How much gelatine do you put in a gala pie?

4 Tsps of Powdered Gelatine or 4 large or 8 small sheets of leaf gelatine The day before you want to make the gala pie, put 50g of the gammon, chopped into small pieces, into a food processor with the sage, pepper, mace and ginger.

What kind of pastry do you use to make a pie?

The pie is made with a hot water crust pastry, which is so easy to work with and a really forgiving pastry. It’s the same recipe I used for my hand-raised pork pies.

Isn’t it strange how our tastes change as we get older. This Gala Pie is perfect for a cold teatime spread, or a boxing day meal of leftovers. The finished pie can be frozen if you want to make it in advance. Once you cut the pie, it’ll last a week in the fridge wrapped in clingfilm or stored in a airtight container.