2 lb Stewing lamb cut into 1-inch
Cubes
2 tb Margerine or butter
2 tb Olive oil
2 md Onions, sliced
6 oz Fresh mushrooms, quartered
(2 cups)
1 1/2 c Apple cider
1 tb Ground coriander
1 tb Dijon-style mustard
1/8 ts Pepper
8 oz Carrots, 1-inch chunks
2 lg Apples, peeled, cored and
Sliced
1/4 c All-purpose flower
1/2 17 oz package frozen puff
Pastry, thawed
1 Egg
1 tb Light cream or milk
In a Dutch oven cook lamb, half at a time, in margarine and olive oil
till brown. Add the onions, mushrooms, 1 cup of the apple cider,
coriander, mustard, and pepper. Simmer, covered for 15 minutes. Add
carrots and apples. Cook for 20 minutes more.
Stir together the flour and remaining apple cier. Add to the hot
mixture. cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Transfer to a
12x7x2-inch backing dish.
Roll pastry to a 12×10-inch rectangle. Cut two 12×3/4 inch strips.
Place each strip on long edges of baking dish. Combine egg and light
cream. Brush tops of strips with egg mixture; cut remaining pastry to
fit top of dish. Place atop pastry strips; crimp edges. Brush pastry
with egg mixture.
Bake in a 400 F oven for 15 minutes.
Yields
8 Servings