Duiwepastei

== Description ==
Pigeon pie. For a feast it is better to take a turkey otherwise you need too many fowls.
== Ingredients ==
* puff pastry
* 1 or 2 pigeons
* a little fat
* some thinly sliced onions
* some cloves
* a few allspice
* a bay leaf
* some peppercorns
* a little water
* a little vermicelli (laxa)
* some sago
* egg
== Directions ==
# Line a flat pie-dish or a large plate with puff-pastry.
# Spread the following filling over it, leaving and edge of about an inch.
# Filling : cut up one or two turkeys.
# Heat a little fat and brown some thinly sliced onions, but do not let them go too dark.
# Then put in the pigeon and braise it gently.
# Add some cloves, a few allspice, a bay-leaf and some peppercorns.
# If necessary add a little water.
# When the meat is almost cooked add a little vermicelli (laxa) and some sago.
# Let all the ingredients simmer until the pigeon is cooked.
# Remove the bones and cut the meat small.
# Spread the meat evenly over the pastry and cover it with a second layer.
# Prick it and brush it with egg.
# Then bake it in a hot oven until it is nice and crisp.
# The oven must be hot otherwise the pastry will not go flaky.
Category:South African Meat Dishes
Category:Savory pie Recipes
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Category:Puff pastry Recipes
Category:Onion Recipes
Category:Pigeon Recipes
Category:Vermicelli Recipes