Chestnut pie
Jul 14th, 2010 | By alex | Category: RecipesIngredients:
- 2 lbs. of chestnuts
- 1 head of celery
- 1 large Spanish onion
- 1/2 lb. of fine wheatmeal
- 4 oz. of butter
- pepper
- salt
Preparation method:
Boil the chestnuts until partly tender, and remove the skins; cut the
celery into pieces, removing the outer very hard pieces only, slice the onion and stew until
tender in 1 pint of water; mix all the ingredients together, adding 1 oz. of the butter and
seasoning to taste; make some pastry of the meal, 3 oz. of butter, and a little cold water; turn the
vegetables into a pie-dish, cover the dish with the pastry, and bake the pie for 1 hour; serve with
brown gravy.

