Kangaroo Pie Actually Fish In Pastry With A Cheese Sauce Recipes

KANGAROO PIE ( ACTUALLY, FISH IN PASTRY, WITH A CHEESE SAUCE!)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 220C/425°F.
• Defrost puff pastry and roll out to a rectangle, about 12 x 14 inches.
• Cube cooked fish fillets, mix gently with chopped gherkins and onion, spread on pastry and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle parsley on top and roll up firmly.
• Place roll in a buttered dish, brush with beaten egg and and bake in pre-heated oven at 220C/425F for 15 minutes.
• Reduce the heat slightly and bake for another 15 minutes, until pastry is golden-brown.
• Sauce:.
• In a small saucepan, heat butter, stir in flour gradually, after a minute gradually add cream, stirring constantly, and bring to boil.
• Remove from heat, add grated cheese and stir until it has melted.
• If you prefer a thinner sauce, whisk in the milk.
• Season to taste with cayenne pepper, salt and pepper.
• Arrange roll on heated platter, garnish with parsley and serve with cheese sauce.
• A mixed salad goes well with this.

KANGAROO WITH SHIRAZ BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim kangaroo of sinew and halve lengthwise. Reserve trimmings for later. Season olive oil with salt and pepper. Rub over each fillet, then cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Start Shiraz Butter sauce and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Heat a non-stick frying pan over high heat and seal fillets on both sides quickly, until browned. Transfer to a oven-proof pan and roast for 8 minutes. Remove from oven, cover with tin foil and let rest about 10 minutes in a warm place.
• Meanwhile , melt the butter in a frying pan until it starts to foam slightly. Add spinach in all at once. As it starts to wilt add lemon juice and season to taste.
• Mound spinach onto warm serving plates, top with sliced kangaroo. Spoon sauce around and drizzle a bit over the steak.
• Shiraz Butter Sauce: Melt butter and oil in a wide suace pan. Add vegetables and meat trimmings. Stir over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add wine, stock, water and simmer for 20 minutes or until only about 1/2 cup liquid remains. Strain and set aside.
• Once fillets come out of the oven, heat the reserved sauce and add cooking juices from roasting pan. Whisk in the extra butter slowly until emulsified.