{"id":897,"date":"2014-03-25T21:31:35","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T11:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/?p=897"},"modified":"2014-03-25T21:57:31","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T11:57:31","slug":"random-lunch-challenge-leek-and-bacon-pasty-mmm-pastry-mmm-bacon-mmm-leeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/?p=897","title":{"rendered":"Random Lunch Challenge\u2013Leek and Bacon Pasty&#8230;mmm pastry; mmm bacon; mmm leeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/?p=897\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/100_3015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-899 alignright\" alt=\"100_3015\" src=\"https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/100_3015-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/100_3015-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/100_3015-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/100_3015-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/100_3015.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/100_3010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-898 alignleft\" alt=\"100_3010\" src=\"https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/100_3010-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/100_3010-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/100_3010-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/100_3010-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vc.id.au\/licktheplateclean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/100_3010.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The thing about curious boys who pick up and look at things on my desk is that they get ideas.<\/p>\n<p>And what a good one this was when Tom picked up a Welsh cook book I gained in my travels.<br \/>\nRandom Lunch Challenge this week was almost too simple to warrant it&#8217;s deliciousness\u2013Leek Pasty (or a variation thereof). The ingredients were simply gathered.<\/p>\n<p>On learning the very important step of washing leeks well to rid them of the hidden soil and grit, the finely sliced leek was fried in a wee bit of olive oil until just soft. It was left to cool, then spread onto a sheet of puff pastry, topped with slices of bacon and a drizzle of beaten egg.<\/p>\n<p>The layers were repeated and last layer of puff pastry was given a little egg wash some slits cut in then placed in a hot oven for 15 or so minutes.<\/p>\n<p>With some shrubbery ( read salad leaves) this Welsh pasty fed 4 of us a comfortable lunch for the total of $5.<br \/>\nRead more of my cook books, boys.<br \/>\nAs the recipe says &#8220;Simple and good.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The thing about curious boys who pick up and look at things on my desk is that they get ideas. 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