Savory Brazilian Jackfruit Pot Pie (Vegetarian-Friendly

Ingredients

Dough

• 200g flour
• 100g unsalted Cold Butter
• 1 egg
• 1 yolk
• 3 tbsp milk
• 1 yolk for brushing
• 1 tbsp salt

Filling

• 1 can jackfruit chopped
• 1 cup sweet corn / green peas
• 2 cubes frozen spinach
• 1 cup grated mozzarella
• 1 tsp tomato paste
• 1/2 onion chopped
• 1 garlic clove chopped
• 1/2 bell pepper cubed
• 3/4 cup reduced cream
• salt, cayenne pepper, paprika to taste

Equipment Needed

• 1 Food Processor
• 1 Baking Dish

Instructions

Preparing the Dough

1. in a food processor add flour, cold butter, egg + yolk, milk and salt.
2. blitz until the dough comes together.
3. wrap in plastic film and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Preparing the filling

1. in a pan heat the olive oil.
2. fry garlic and onion until soft.
3. add in frozen spinach, bell pepper and jackfruit. Fry for a few minutes.
4. add in corn, green peas, olives and tomato past. Mix everything.
5. season with salt, cayenne pepper, paprika.
6. Once all cooked and most of the liquid has evaporated, turn off the heat and mix in the reduce cream.
7. set aside and let it cool down.

Assembly

1. lightly flour your bench and divide the dough in half.
2. roll it out each part to about 4mm thick.
3. place half of the dough in the baking dish fully covering the bottom and sides.
4. add in the prepared filling.
5. cover the filling with grated mozzarella cheese.
6. cover with the remaining dough, tucking in the sides or pinching it to join with the bottom dough.
7. brush with a yolk.

Baking

1. set the oven to 180C / 356F
2. bake for 40 minutes.

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