Cooks Pie & Mash, 450g (Frozen)

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With the Pie removed, place the meal on a plate in the microwave and heat as per instructions below. The pie has two different types of pastry a suet pastry base and a shortcrust pastry lid. When rolling out make sure to keep the suet base big enough to fit into the pie tins and the shortcrust lids big enough to overlap the tin. Generously butter two individual pie dishes then line each with the suet pastry, so that it covers the base and sides completely. Divide the filling mixture between the two dishes. Mandy Yin, the restaurateur behind the runaway success of Sambal Shiok laksa bar on Holloway Road, will open a Malaysian takeaway next door. Place the pie dishes into a deep-sided roasting tin and pour in enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the pie dishes, taking care not to get any water on the pastry. Transfer to the oven and cook for 20-30 minutes, or until the pastry is crisp and golden and the filling steaming hot.

Pies were originally sold by piemen on the streets of London in Victorian times. They would be filled with eels, one of the only fish that survived the polluted River Thames. They were cheap and plentiful! To cook in a fan assisted or combination oven, adjust the cooking time by referring to manufacturer's instructions. Mix the flour, suet and salt together in a large bowl. Add just enough water to bring it together as a ball of dough that leaves the bowl clean. Take it out of the bowl and knead on a floured surface until it develops a little elasticity - about 5 minutes. Wrap in plastic film and leave to rest. The meat pies mash and liquor were a great high calorie, cheap meal for the working class, who would need all the calories they could get after a hard day's work. Eels

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Roll out suet pastry for the bases. Gently press the pastry into each dish and trim off any excess pastry.

There will be extra suet pastry left, use it to help shape the pie base into the greased tins. Pie mince beef filling

Make the Shortcrust Pastry

By 1939 the Cooke brothers had a total of five shops. In 1991, the shop on Kingsland High Street became a grade II listed and the Broadway market shop followed suit and became grade II listed in 2018.