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High rise root vegetable pie, Scented with truffle oil
Recipe from a Sunday supplement
Serve�s six
450grms carrots peeled & sliced
450gms potatoes peeled & sliced
250grs of celeriac peeled & sliced
45gms of butter, plus extra for greasing the tin
450gms of puff pastry
Flour for rolling out
2 tsp caraway seeds
2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
1tbsp truffle oil
1 egg beaten
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For the sauce
2 bunches of watercress / 175gms
30gms of butter
2 shallots finely chopped
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
300ml of vegetable stock
300 ml of double cream
Salt & pepper
Lemon juice
Method
Boil the carrots in salt water for 5 minutes scoop out and drain
Repeat for potatoes & celeriac but keep vegetables separate
Butter a loose bottomed cake tin 5cm x 20cm roll out 2/3 puff pastry
a circle of 30cm loosely fold into tin and dress up sides making sure that its well pressed into bottom of the of the side corners then making layers of vegetables sprinkling parsley, caraway seeds salt & pepper between layers dot the vegetables with butter & truffle oil as you go .
Roll out remaining pastry for lid and trim off press edges together firmly & trim off make a hole in centre leave to rest for � hr in fridge Preheat oven to 220c brush top with egg bake for ten minutes reduce heat to 180c cook for 50-60 minutes test with skewer to check vegetables are soft un mould carefully serve hot or warm.
SAUCE Remove watercress leaves from stalks melt butter add the shallots garlic sweat gently for ten minutes stirring gently once or twice add stock bring to the boil &simmer for 5 minutes add watercress cream , salt & pepper. Bring to the boil stirring then immediately draw off the heat stir in a little lemon juice then liquidise until smooth then taste and adjust seasoning reheat without boiling before serving.