Tater Crust Tuna Pie Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour and potato flakes; cut in butter until crumbly. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough is moist enough to hold together. Press pastry over bottom and up sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Flute edge. Set aside 1/2 cup onions for topping. Sprinkle remaining onions into pastry shell. , In a large bowl, combine the egg, soup, 1/2 cup cheese, potato flakes, tuna and olives. Spoon into pastry crust. , Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until crust is golden. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and reserved onions; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Fry onion, garlic, potatoes and carrots in oil for 5 mins until softening. Add peppers, paprika, herbs and tomato purée, and cook for 5 mins.
• Add stock, bring to the boil, then simmer until stock is absorbed and vegetables are tender. Add the tuna.
• Roll a quarter of the pastry into a 22cm circle. Roll remaining pastry to line a 22cm loose-bottomed tin, allowing the pastry to come over the edges of the tin.
• Fill with the tuna mix and top with the pie lid. Brush the edges with egg then fold over the sides and press down with a fork to seal. Make two holes in the top, brush with egg and bake for 35-40 mins until golden brown. Leave to cool slightly, then serve.

Steps:

• Mix together the cheese sauce, drained and flaked tuna, corn, chives and salt and pepper.
• Pour into a shallow baking dish (I use a round non stick cake pan).
• Top with mashed potato.
• Sprinkle with grated cheese.
• Bake in a 180 degree oven for 30 minutes or until brown on top and bubbly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Make crust first.
• In a large bowl, mix flour and salt thoroughly.
• Add shortening and cover with flour.
• Using 2 butter knives or pastry cutter (I've also used a waffle-bottom potato masher with excellent results) cut up shortening into flour until it resembles chunky cornmeal.
• Create well in center and sparingly add ice cold water to mixture stirring with spatula gently between pourings.
• Do this only until dough starts to form a loose ball.
• It may not be necessary to use all of the water.
• Turn dough out onto a large piece of wax paper or plastic wrap and form ball using the paper or wrap to do so and fold closed.
• Place in coldest part of refrigerator until ready to use (at least 15 minutes).
• Mix all filling ingredients well, except tuna.
• Flake tuna with fork into chunks of various sizes, the largest being bite-size and stir into filling mixture.
• *If you wish to omit the tuna for a vegetarian pie, substitute 1 large potato, peeled, cubed and par-boiled for 10 minutes.
• Take dough out of frige.
• On a well-floured board knead gently 4-5 times until the dough holds together nicely and looks marbleized.
• Cut dough in half and roll out 1 half at a time about 3/4" bigger than the pie dish.
• The key to a flaky crust is to handle it as little as possible.
• Put bottom half in dish, then filling, then cover with top half.
• Crimp edges together using your fingers and make ventilation holes in center using a fork.
• Brush top of crust and edges with egg wash (1 egg and 2 tbs water whisked together).
• Bake in oven at 425F for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 375F and bake another 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
• Check every 15 minutes.
• If edges start to brown too much cover them with foil.
• Cool 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place potato nuggets in a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until thawed, 1 to 2 minutes. Add butter and salt; mash together until potato nuggets are crumbled. Press evenly into a glass pie dish to make crust.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine Cheddar cheese, ham, Parmesan cheese, and flour in a bowl.
• Beat 4 eggs in a bowl until smooth. Add milk, onion, green bell pepper, salt, onion powder, and garlic powder. Stir into Cheddar cheese mixture until combined. Pour over crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and golden, about 45 minutes. Let cool before slicing, 10 to 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes for 10-15 mins until tender. Drain and mash with the nutmeg, cream, butter and some seasoning. Leave to cool slightly, then stir in the egg yolks and chill until ready to use.
• While the potatoes cook, make the sauce. Heat the butter in a large pan. Add the shallots, fennel seeds and star anise, and cook until the shallots are soft, about 5 mins. Add the vermouth, bubble and reduce until there is a syrupy glaze left - this will take 10-15 mins. Add the stock and continue bubbling until the liquid has reduced by half. Add cream and return to the boil for 2 mins, then strain and return to the pan.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Add the fish pieces to the cream sauce and poach for 2 mins until just cooked. Fold through the peas, hard-boiled egg and herbs, season and add a little lemon juice. Portion the fish sauce into individual dishes or 1 large dish. Top with the mashed potato: either pipe on with a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle or simply spoon on top and rough up with a fork. Dot the top with a little extra butter, then bake for 15 mins for small dishes or 30 mins for a large one, until golden and bubbling.