Pork Parcels

If you do not have a rolling pin use a clean empty wine bottle to roll out.

Ingredients

• 350 g lean pork
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp oil
• 100 g no-need-to-soak dried apricots
• 2 tbsp orange juice
• salt and pepper

Cooking Process

1. Cut the pork into small cubes and mix with the onion, fry in the oil for a few minutes.
2. Roughly chop the apricots , add to the pork with the orange juice and seasoning .
3. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Cut the margarine into small pieces and rub into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs . Add enough water to mix to a soft dough.
4. Divide the pastry into 4 pieces and roll each ppiece out to a 15 cm/6 inch circle.
5. Divide the pork mixture between the rounds, dampen the edges with water and bring together to one side of the filling .
6. Seal and pinch the edges and place the parcels on a greased baking tray.
7. Brush with beaten egg and bake in a moderate oven for 1 hour.
8. Garnish as illustrated and serve with a salad.

Bon Apetite!