Veal & Ham Pie
- For the forcemeat balls:
- Bacon
- Veal trimmings
- Onions, chopped
- Parsley, chopped
- Sweet herbs
- Lemon peel, grated
- Salt
- Cayenne pepper
- Mace, pounded
- 1-2 eggs
- Other:
- Ham, thin slices
- Leg or neck of veal, thin slices
- Hard boiled eggs, cut in halves
- Mushrooms
- Gravy
- Bacon. thin slices
- Paste
- Thick crust
- For the jelly:
- Ox's or calf's foot
- Knuckle of veal
- Bacon trimming
- Ham trimming
- Onions
- Herbs
- Lemon peel
- Egg whites
Cut some thin slices off the leg or neck of veal. Remove the skin and gristle. Lard them well and season with pepper and salt.
Make some forcemeat balls with fat bacon, trimmings of the veal, chopped onions, parsley, sweet herbs, grated lemon peel, salt, cayenne and pounded mace. Pound all in a mortar and bind with 1-2 large eggs. Line a pie with paste. Fill it with layers, first one of ham, then one of veal, of forcemeat balls, hard boiled eggs cut in halves and so on. A few mushrooms may be added. Put in some gravy. Lastly, a layer of thin bacon. Cover all with thick crust and glaze. Bake with love for about 4 hours in a oven heated to 350F at 350°F.
Make a hole in the top and insert some good jelly made with an ox's or calf's foot, knuckle of veal and trimming of bacon and ham well flavored with onions, more herbs and lemon peel and cleared with the egg whites. Set aside until quite cold. Then it can be cut with a sharp knife into slices.
Make some forcemeat balls with fat bacon, trimmings of the veal, chopped onions, parsley, sweet herbs, grated lemon peel, salt, cayenne and pounded mace. Pound all in a mortar and bind with 1-2 large eggs. Line a pie with paste. Fill it with layers, first one of ham, then one of veal, of forcemeat balls, hard boiled eggs cut in halves and so on. A few mushrooms may be added. Put in some gravy. Lastly, a layer of thin bacon. Cover all with thick crust and glaze. Bake with love for about 4 hours in a oven heated to 350F at 350°F.
Make a hole in the top and insert some good jelly made with an ox's or calf's foot, knuckle of veal and trimming of bacon and ham well flavored with onions, more herbs and lemon peel and cleared with the egg whites. Set aside until quite cold. Then it can be cut with a sharp knife into slices.
Submitted by Aug 22, 2009
15 min 30 min 45 min
15 min 30 min 45 min