Best Cranberry Pork Pie Recipes

PISTACHIO & CRANBERRY PORK PIE

Steps:

• Put the cranberries in a pan with the sugar and orange juice. Bring to a simmer, then cook until the berries start to burst and the sauce thickens. Set aside to cool.
• Heat the oil in a small pan and fry the onion until soft. Add the bacon and garlic, and cook until the bacon starts to brown, then stir through the thyme, sage and some seasoning. Allow it to cool slightly, then mix with the pork and pistachios. Season with salt, pepper and freshly grated nutmeg. Set aside.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Tip the flour into a bowl with 2 tsp salt. Put lard and milk into a pan with 150ml water, then heat until the lard has completely melted. Pour into the flour and beat with a wooden spoon until a ball of dough is formed. Knead briefly on a lightly floured surface until smooth.
• Take two-thirds of the pastry and roll out between two sheets of baking parchment into a circle large enough to line the base and sides of a 20cm cake tin (about 4-6cm high with a slight overhang. Press the pastry into the tin making sure to push it into the corners. Pile half the filling into the pastry and flatten into an even layer. Spread over two-thirds of the cranberry sauce, then finish with remaining pork and roughly smooth the top. Keep the rest of the cranberry sauce in the fridge to serve with the pie.
• Roll out remaining pastry between baking parchment and cut to a 20cm round. Place onto the pie and glaze the edge with some beaten egg. Fold up the overhanging pastry and press down to seal. Make a steam hole with the tip of a knife, then glaze the pie with more beaten egg. Cook for 30 mins, then reduce the heat to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Continue cooking for 40 mins until the pastry is golden and a skewer inserted into the centre of the pie and left for 10 secs feels very hot. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with the reserved cranberry sauce. Will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. Watch our pork pie video for extra tips.

CRANBERRY PORK PIE

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, sage and salt. Add pork in batches; shake to coat. , In the bacon drippings, saute the pork in batches until browned, add oil if needed. Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. round baking dish. Sprinkle with bacon. Combine cranberries and sugar; sprinkle over pork. Pour broth over top. Cover and bake at 400° for 25 minutes., Meanwhile, combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk just until moistened. Turn onto lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times. Roll into a circle the size of the baking dish. Cut into eight wedges; place over pork mixture. Bake, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.