using my fathers day present

[pigletwillie]

For fathers day I was given a pork pie dolly for forming the crust. Well today is try out day. I am going to make a traditional pork one, a pork and chorizo one, plus a stilton topped one!

I even have pigs trotters to make the jelly with!

[Florence Fennel]

What a thoughtful present. I love pork pie, having a savoury tooth. I haven't made one for years, are you using hot water crust pastry? My mouth is watering.

[Flummery]

I'll be interested in the results PW. My lad (my other son!) makes his own raised pies by hand. They are so much better than the shop ones - even the quality ones. He had a 3 tier pork pie for his 'wedding cake' recently. Pork & chorizo sounds brilliant. I do a pork and chorizo stew when we have a Tapas evening. Fantastic!

[dave_norm_smith]

The pork and chorizo does sound good. Make sure you post the recipe if it turns out to be a winner. I make a chorizo & tomato pasta sauce which the kids adore! (and us parents of course!) Its hilarious to see the other parents pulling away at the reek of garlic from the angelic looking 2 year old.

[arpoet]

I make my own pork pies every Christmas, a skill i learnt working as a pork butcher many years ago.
I would go up into the bakehouse and help the ladies hand raise them, then when cooked and half cooled it was my job to pour the jelly in using a teapot.
I make large ones for the family and small ones with the left over meat and H/W pastry and freeze them for later in the winter when i cant get out.
Roger

[Nicos]

Pork and chorizo????..oh yum...I love/drool at the idea of munching through one of those!!!!!

What a fabbo pressie!!!

[Jardiniere]

please lets have a recipe ...cant get proper pork pies here.....can get proper pork tho.(I wonder what improper pork is.....)

[Patchninja]

I have some Melton Mowbray pies in the freezer - rare treasure - as Jardinière says us french grapes are deprived! I've tried to make my own, but the filling never has had quite the right flavour. I'd love a tried and tested recipe, please!

[smallblueplanet]

You'll be making your own sausages next!