Cheese, Onion & Bacon Pies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 3 large onions, thinly sliced or 4 medium onions, finely sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 150 g sliced bacon (i use middle rashers and remove rinds and all fat)
• 2 sheets puff pastry, each cut into 4 squares
• 150 g cheese, something well-flavoured such as cheddar or 150 g gruyere, cut into cubes, plus
• 50 g cheese, grated for sprinkling over the pies
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 beaten eggs or 1 milk, for glazing

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 200ºc.
• 2 sauté the onions and garlic in oil in a non-stick pan over a low-medium heat, stirring frequently, until onions and garlic are softened, about 25-30 minutes. remove the onions and garlic from the heat and season to taste.
• 3 meanwhile, grill the bacon until it is crisp, drain it on paper towels, allow it to cool and then break it into small pieces.
• 4 in a mixing bowl, combine the onion-garlic mixture with the sage and sour cream until it is well-combined.
• 5 lay the 8 pastry squares on a flat surface; divide the onion-garlic mixture among the top half of each square, reserving a little of the onion; top with cheese and bacon pieces.
• 6 brush the edges of the pastry with water; then fold the bottom half of each pastry square over the top half and close the edges securely with a fork.
• 7 with a sharp knife, make a small slit in the top of each pie.
• 8 place the pies on a baking tray and brush with beaten egg or milk; sprinkle with the extra grated cheese and the reserved onion.
• 9 bake the pies for 20-25 minutes or until the pastry is puffed and golden.
• 10 cool for 5 minutes, then serve with salad greens.