Main Meals
Soup pie



“This is inspired by a breyani where you cover the rice with a pie crust. The soup is as good without it, but the buttery crust will make it go further. Top the pie with green peas.” – Abigail Donnelly
Wine/Spirit Pairing
Ken Forrester Grenache
Ingredients
Method
- 2 T olive oil
- 1 T butter
- 3 leeks, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 6 pork sausages, whole or chopped
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup cream
- 400 g Woolworths frozen puff pastry, thawed in the fridge
- 2 T milk
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Ingredients
1. Heat the oil and butter in an ovenproof pan. Add the leeks, garlic, potatoes, thyme and sausages, then cook over a gentle heat until golden brown.
2. Add the stock and cream and cook for 5 minutes, then season and allow to cool.
3. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Cover the pie with the pastry and brush with the milk. Place the pie in the oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until puffed and golden.
Photograph: Jan Ras
Production: Abigail Donnelly
Food assistant: Lerato Motau
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