Ingredients

butter for frying

1 large onion chopped

2 large carrots sliced into lozenges

2 large leeks sliced into 2cm/¾in pieces, washed 

200ml/7fl oz double cream 

200ml/7fl oz chicken or turkey stock 

500g/1lb 2oz cooked turkey cut into bite-size pieces

200g/7oz cooked ham cut into bite-size pieces

10 button mushrooms

Pinch cayenne pepper 

2 tbsp chopped tarragon 

thyme leaves

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

225g/8oz frozen puff pastry defrosted

1 free-range egg beaten

2 tbsp parmesan finely grated

 Method

1.        Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Heat a large pan over a medium heat. Add a knob of butter and gently cook the onion until soft but not brown. Add the carrots and leek and continue cooking for five minutes until the carrots begin to soften. Cover with the cream and stock and simmer until the sauce starts to thicken. Add the turkey, ham, mushrooms, cayenne and herbs then season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and remove the pan from the heat.

2.       Pour the filling into a ceramic pie dish. Roll out the pastry to make a lid for the pie and strips to line the rim of the dish. Press the strips onto the rim, moistening them with a little water, then press down the lid firmly and brush with the beaten egg. Sprinkle with the parmesan and cook in the oven for 20 minutes until the pastry is golden-brown.