iVillagers' Favourite Recipes

Skint Pie
By iVillager sha.p.10

This is very cheap to make!

1 pack of sausage meat
1 onion, chopped
spoonful tomato puree or tomato sauce
herbs
225g shortcrust pastry (to cover), or suet pastry made from Atora and water
Marmite (optional)
milk, to glaze
salt and pepper

1. Mix the sausagemeat, onion, tomato, seasoning and herbs together in bowl.
2. Roll out the pastry and spread with a small amount of Marmite.
3. Transfer the filling to a baking dish or pie dish, cover with pastry, brush with milk to glaze if you're feeling posh, and bake in a medium oven for about 30 minutes.
4. Serve with beans or a salad.

Skillet Pie
By iVillager Technicalkt

2 leeks
1-2 carrots or other root vegetables
225g minced lamb
tin of tomatoes
scant 300ml stock
salt and black pepper

For the topping:
175g plain flour
75g suet
1 tsp dried mint or equivalent
water to bind

1. Wash, peel and chop the vegetables thinly.
2. Layer in a large, wide saucepan with a well-fitting lid, seasoning each layer. Top with the meat then the tomatoes including the juice. Pour over the stock.
3. Mix together the flour, suet and mint and season. Make into a firm dough using cold water. Flatten out with the hands to fit over the meat and veg without the topping touching the sides of the pan.
4. Bring the pan to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover tightly and simmer slowly for 1 hour. Serve with Worcestershire Sauce and crusty bread to mop up the juices.