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Welsh Lamb Cawl Pasty

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Welsh Lamb Cawl Pasty

A Welsh pasty filled with lamb, potato, leek and carrot — a handheld cawl. Crimping the pastry edges firmly closed before baking seals in the lamb's juices instead of letting them leak out and burn on the tray.

Total time
70 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
50 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Welsh

Ingredients

250glamb mince or finely diced cooked lamb
1medium potato, finely diced
1small leek, finely sliced
1carrot, finely diced
1 tbspfresh parsley
salt and pepperto taste
2 sheetsshortcrust pastry
1egg, beaten

Instructions

1

Mix lamb, potato, leek, carrot, parsley, salt and pepper.

2

Cut pastry into circles. Pile filling on one half.

3

Fold and crimp edges firmly.

4

Brush with egg.

5

Bake at 180°C for 45-50 minutes until golden.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
93
Protein
2.9g
Fat
4.1g
Carbs
11.1g
Fiber
1.3g
Sodium
76mg

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