Savoury pies with Jarlsberg cheese and ham (Norwegian pierogi)
Every country has something like these little pies – Polish pierogi, Indian samosas, Spanish and Argentinian empanadas – and this is Norway's version, made with Jarlsberg cheese and caraway seeds for that special Norwegian flavour. We give these dix points! If you're a lazybones you could use puff pastry, but you'll end up with something that's more like a fried pasty. Try these as a great little starter or beer blotter.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Caraway Seed | 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
- 150ml/5fl oz lukewarm water
- 1 tsp sugar
- 7g/¼oz sachet fast-action dried yeast
- 450g/1lb plain flour
- 170ml/6fl oz milk
- 2 tsp salt
- 35g/1¼oz butter
- 1 free-range egg
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 egg, beaten, for glazing and sealing
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic
- 200g/7 oz boiled, smoked ham
- 100g/3½ oz Jarlsberg cheese
- 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
- 1 tsp caraway seeds
- flaked sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper