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Stargazey pie
Photo: Priscilla Du Preez

Stargazey pie

15 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Stargazey pie is a classic Cornish dish of pilchards covered in a pastry crust. Tristan Welch's version uses sardines covered in a rich mustard sauce and topped with puff pastry.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

658
Calories
67g
Protein
36g
Fat
15g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Sardine 100g canned drained 208
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pastry not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0
Quail not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250ml/9fl oz white chicken stock
  • 125g/4½oz crème fraîche
  • 25g/1oz English mustard
  • pinch salt
  • ½ tsp mustard powder
  • squeeze lemon juice
  • 150g/5oz piece streaky bacon
  • 16 baby onions
  • 250g/9oz all-butter puff pastry
  • 1 free-range egg yolk
  • 4-8 Cornish sardines
  • 1-2 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 16 quails

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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