Fray Bentos Pies

[poppypiesdad]

Yes i know its horrid , but sometimes comfort food is good for you .
No cooker or oven to cook it in .

Ideas on portable ovens to cook one in .
Stuff Ive got lying about
Empty gas cylinders
Sheet steel
Unitsrut
Washing machine drum
Bbq with gas

How can i cook it .........

Have propane , oxy acytaline , wood ,

Not this is a theory i am not stuck in the woods

J

[Plymtom]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTCcsGOuuEI

How about a cardboard oven ? would that work on pies.... probably

[MissAnpassad]

Wouldn't it be possible to boil it unopened covered with water? I know you can do that with condensed milk and it magically becomes a caramel sauce.

[pseudonym]

Dutch Oven. (DO)


Coals/wood underneath

Open tin.

Place tin on a trivet/3 stones in bottom of DO.

Lid on DO.

Coals/wood on DO Lid.

Cook until done.

Nom nom nom.

[gadgetguy]

Open fire lid off covered in tinfoil

I had one of these not that long ago which was 2 years out of date Tasted just as good as a fresh one

[Yorkshire Andy]

https://www.scoutactivitycentres.org.uk ... rdOven.pdf

[Deeps]

As a convert to Fray Bentos a couple of years back I've always thought it would come down to a makeshift oven which would be iffy, the pastry takes a fair bit of cooking OR take the pastry 'lid' off the top and use the meagre filling with tatties or whatever. I've got about 30 or so of them and I'm partial to one on a friday (FBF) but even in a proper oven the pastry takes a bit of cooking, the bottom of the pastry lid is often under done.

However you do it, the tin needs to be opened and I run a knife round the outside edge and then cut through the middle to make dishing it out easier. Good luck with it Jamie.

[Yorkshire Andy]

And remember to take the lid off before cooking i remember hearing the bang 2 floors above a student kitchen ..

[Jan Smits]

I've had them cooked over a flame in a heavy pan with the pan lid weighted down to replicate an oven as best possible. Don't remember now if there was water in the bottom to steam it, but the pastry rose massively and was actually pretty light and fluffy. Could be worth an experiment or two.

[poppypiesdad]

Wouldn't it be possible to boil it unopened covered with water? I know you can do that with condensed milk and it magically becomes a caramel sauce.

No unless you want yo pull metal shards from body / face when it explodes

J