Recipe

Lamb, spinach & fetta pie

Take a slice of the pie.

Jun 22, 2022 2:00pm
  • 1 hr 20 mins cooking
  • Serves 6
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Enjoy the flavours of the Mediterranean with rich lamb, creamy fetta and delicious tender spinach under a buttery, crumbly pastry.
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Ingredients

Lamb, spinach & fetta pie
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
  • 2 medium_piece (300g) onions, chopped finely
  • 3 (450g) trimmed celery stalks, chopped finely
  • 4 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 kilogram minced (ground) lamb
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) dry red wine
  • 1 1/2 cup (375ml) vegetable stock
  • 800 gram canned crushed tomatoes
  • 1/3 cup (95g) tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon oregano, fresh chopped
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 150 gram greek fetta, crumbled
  • 500 gram baby spinach leaves
  • 2 sheets shortcrust pastry
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds

Method

Lamb, spinach & fetta pie
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan forced).
  • 2
    Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat, cook onion and celery, stirring, for 5 minutes or until browned lightly. Add garlic, cook 1 minute.
  • 3
    Increase heat to high, add lamb, cook, stirring, until browned, breaking it up with the back of a spoon. Add wine, simmer 2 minutes. Add stock, tomatoes, paste, oregano and cinnamon, simmer, uncovered, 35 minutes or until the liquid has evaporated and sauce is thick. Remove from heat. Cool.
  • 4
    Stir fetta and spinach into lamb mixture, season to taste.
  • 5
    Spoon lamb mixture into a 20cm (8-inch) round pie tin or 1.5-litre (6-cup) ovenproof dish.
  • 6
    Using a fluted pastry wheel, or a knife, cut each sheet of pastry into nine equal rectangles. Place pastry rectangles, slightly overlapping to cover filling in two concentric circles then cut a slit in the top of the pie.
  • 7
    Brush pastry with combined beaten egg and egg yolk, sprinkle with salt and fennel seeds.
  • 8
    Bake pie 25 minutes or until pastry is a deep golden, cover the pastry with pieces of foil if it starts to over brown. Stand 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

Leafy greens thrive in the coolness of a southern hemisphere winter and are a their abundant best. The spinach can be replaced with silverbeet or even kale if you prefer, simply discard the tough centre stalks first.

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