Name: Scrag End Pie (From Jikoni: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes From An Immigrant Kitchen)
Yield: 2026-04-06 00:00:00
Ingredients: 2tbsp rapeseed oil; 1kg scrag end of lamb; 2 red onions, finely chopped; 2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped; 2 sticks celery, finely chopped; 8 green cardamom pods, bruised; 1 black cardamom pod, bruised; 2tsp cumin seeds; 1tsp ground cinnamon; 200g tinned chopped tomatoes; 2tbsp tomato puree; 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped; Thumb of ginger, finely grated; 2 green chillies, finely chopped; 200g frozen peas; 2tbsp red wine vinegar; Sea salt and black pepper; [For the topping; 40ml whole milk; 40ml double cream; 1 small onion, studded with 4 cloves; ½tsp black peppercorns; 1 bay leaf; 1 garlic clove, bruised; 1tsp ground turmeric; ½tsp smoked hot paprika; 750g floury potatoes, peeled and diced; 75g butter; 2 egg yolks

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