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Pork and Yam Pie
Photo: Priscilla Du Preez

Pork and Yam Pie

18 ingredients 10 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1358
Calories
82g
Protein
50g
Fat
136g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Yam 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

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  • 1 lb lean pork or turkey, minced
  • 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 oz butter
  • 2 tbsps chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 green pepper, seeded and chopped
  • salt
  • pepper
  • ¼ pt tomato juice
  • 2 tbsps capers
  • 3 tbsps raisins
  • 4 tbsps sherry or port
  • 2 lb yam, peeled
  • butter or olive oil to mash yam
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp baking powder
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Directions

1

Fry the onions and garlic in the batter.

2

Add the parsley, pepper and pork and cook .

3

Add salt, pepper and tomato juice and simmer , covered for 45 mins.

4

Remove from heat and add capers, raisins and wine.

5

Boil the yam until tender and mash with butter or olive oil.

6

Mix in the egg and baking powder.

7

Fill with the meat mixture.

8

Put the remaining yam puree evenly over the meat mixture.

9

Bake for 35-45 minutes.

10

Srve with steamed spinach or a salad.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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