Sausage Pie
March 20, 2006 | permalink

I woke up this morning feeling shitty. I had nightmares all night, and even after a long shower I felt grumpy and unsociable. What I really wanted was to go back to bed, but I had a site survey and a meeting, so that wasn't an option. Once I got to them, the meetings were mostly fine; but the whole time I felt like I was only half there. My mind kept drifting back to images from my dreams, and they weren't helping my mood any.

When I was done with my obligations, I wandered around downtown a little bit, trying to decide what to do with myself for the rest of the day. I didn't really want any company, but I didn't want to go home and be a lazy sod either. I know from past experience that doing something productive would be the best thing I could do for myself.

As I meandered, I walked past Myers of Keswick (England's Glory!), which, if you don't know it, is a little shop full of English sausages, chese, tea, and various other notions and foods. Very tasty stuff. I decided to get some sausages, and bake myself a sausage pie for dinner.

Traditional meat pies have a rolled pastry crust. I decided I didn't want to be that productive, and so I cheated and made a batter based crust instead. It's still tasty though, believe me. And getting something done did make me feel a little better.

I still don't feel social, though.

Sausage Pie, The Easy Way

    For the Filling:
  • One Pound Sweet Sausage, Cut into Chunks
  • One Cup of Carrots, Diced
  • One Cup of String Beans, Diced
  • One Half Cup of Peas
  • One Half Cup of Mushrooms, Chopped
  • One Quarter Cup of Onions or Scallions, Diced
  • About Three Cups of Apple Cider
    For the Batter Crust:
  • One and One-Half Cups of Milk
  • One and One-Half Cups of Flour
  • Two Eggs
  • Two Tablespoons Oil
  • One Tablespoon Chives
  • One Tablespoon Dill
  • One Half Tablespoon Salt
  • One Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • One Teaspoon Baking Soda
Put a pat of butter and a drizzle of olive oil in a hot saucepan over medium heat. When they start to sizzle, add the sausage. Brown the sausage. Turn the heat to low, add 2 cups of cider, and cover. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the cider thickens into a glaze.

While the sausage is simmering, combine all ot the ingredients for the Batter Crust in a large mixing bowl. Set aside. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

Once the cider has reduced to a glaze, remove the sausage from the pan and set aside. Use the remaining cider to deglaze the pan. Add all the vegetables and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and turn the heat back to medium. Simmer the vegetables until tender, about ten minutes.

Spread the meat and vegetables evenly in a deep pie plate. Pour the batter over everything and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

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