Courgette, Potato, Fennel & Ricotta Pie

This is a really scrumptious pie especially for a cold winter's evening. It’s crammed full of diced potatoes, courgettes, fennel seeds & ricotta. I also added some goats cheese as it adds an extra savouriness & goes really well with the chipotle flakes for that nice heat.

The filling has been encased in light puff pastry & is just so good to eat either warm or cold.

Mangia, mangia! 👩🏻‍🍳

Courgette, Potato, Fennel & Ricotta Pie recipe:

Filling

1 courgette - cut into small cubes
2 medium potatoes - cut into small cubes
1 onion chopped
2 tbsps olive oil
2 garlic cloves (crushed)
1-2 tsp chipotles flakes
1 tbsp fennel seeds
Seasoning
250g ricotta
50-75g goats cheese

Pastry

1 pack puff pastry (375g)
1 egg - for the egg wash

Serves 3-4 people

1. Start by frying off the onion in a couple of tbsps olive oil for a few minutes, then add the cubed courgettes, potatoes, chipotle flakes, fennel seeds & seasoning. Continue frying for at least 4-5 min then add the garlic.

2. Taste the mixture for seasoning, let it cool down completely before mixing in the ricotta & goats cheese. Set aside.

3. Preheat the oven to 180°C fan or equivalent & line a large baking sheet with greaseproof paper.

4. Flour your work surface & roll out the puff pastry & cut out the 1st circle that will be the base of your pie. It needs to be approx. 20cm in diameter - I used a large plate as a guide.

5. Lay the base circle on top of your baking sheet & spoon the mixture into the middle then mould it into a dome shape leaving a 1 cm gap from the edge.

6. Re-roll the pastry to cut out the 2nd circle for the top of your pie - this needs to be approx. 23cm in diameter.

7. Wet the edge of the base with a little water to help the pastry stick. Place the 2nd piece of pastry on top & seal with a fork all around the edge.

8. Using a knife score curved lines from the top to the bottom (see my picture below). Brush all over with egg wash.

9. If not cooking straight away, place in the fridge to chill. Put the pie in the oven & bake for 35-40 mins until it is golden brown and crisp.

10. Take out of the oven & serve your pie.