Wartime Woolton Pie
Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
40 mins
Serves:
4
As featured on BBC Breakfast (19th June 2008) This recipe was named after Lord Woolton, the Minister for Food during World War II. There was another version with a wholemeal pastry crust. Ivan Day has also rediscovered this traditional British potato recipe for Old English Potato & Lemon Cheesecakes
“Potatoes have played a crucial role in the diet of Britons and over many centuries has been one of the most flexible foods in the English kitchen.”
Celebrated food historian, Ivan Day
Ingredients
- 3lbs potatoes
- 1lb cauliflower
- 1lb swede
- 1lb carrots
- 4 spring onions
- A sprig of parsley
- 1 teaspoon of Marmite or vegetable extract
- 1 teaspoon of fine oatmeal
- Salt to taste
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200oC, Gas Mark 6.
- Peel and boil 2ibs of the potatoes in salted water and make them into mashed potato.
- Meanwhile peel and dice the rest of the potatoes and the other vegetables. Cover with water and stir in the vegetable extract and oatmeal.
- Gently simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent the vegetables and oatmeal from sticking.
- Transfer to a pie dish, sprinkle with chopped parsley. Cover with the mashed potato and bake for 25 minutes in a hot oven or until the potato covering is nicely brown.
Tell us what you think...
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Nathanial Moolacahier 29/01/2012 7:24pm (6 days ago)
This pie was superb will be making it for everyone i know and my imaginary friend .
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sue gamble likes this 19/01/2012 3:03pm (16 days ago)
I made this pie with primary school aged children. They turned their noses up at some of the items going in the pie, but were willing to have a sample when cooked, 45 out of the 50 children gave thumbs up and said they would make the receipe again at home. We didn't put mash on top, to save time we used quick roll out puff pastry brushed with milk. It smelt and looked wonderful. I'm making again this year with another year group for WW2 day. Highly recomend it.
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Paul Tew likes this 05/10/2011 2:58pm (4 months ago)
This is by far the best recipe, ok I know they are all very similar, I am catering for a WW2 buffet and apart from door step sandwiches with spam and fish paste this is the main element of the meal. I think much easier and to do on mass with a mash top....great and thanks.
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KRALIER 10/12/2009 10:04pm (2 years ago)
MOOOOLACAHIER POTATOES
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Franky 30/09/2009 9:13am (2 years ago)
This man looks lovely!
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gerry 26/09/2009 3:37pm (2 years ago)
Cook the veg in meat or game stock and Woolton Pie's fine; better than Spam anyway.
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Beef likes this 07/09/2009 2:05pm (2 years ago)
POTATOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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