The Pork Pie Experiment - Air Fryer Recipe

[@chriswade7470]

From my experience,and I’ve had an Air Fryer for 6 years, you can cook nearly anything in an air fryer as long as it fits in the drawer. It’s basically just a convection oven. Usually the same cooking times as an ordinary oven and about 20C lower in temperature.

[@BackyardChef]

Yes! Best, Rik

[@ZenonZolek]

I boil pig's feet and ears to make my jelly. Thank you Rik 👍

[@hippeastrum]

I boil pigs trotters too.

[@ricatkins4918]

I made a, Cornish pasty from raw in the air fryer it was, I have to say sensational. 🙌🏻

[@BackyardChef]

Its amazing what you can do in an sire fryer if you put your mind to it. Most videos online show reheating something or cooking frozen chips. That's why I did the challenge. Thanks for watching. Best, Rik

[@steveclarke2739]

Fabulous channel Rick. I've used lots of your recipes with amazing results. Keep up the great work 👍

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@paulwoods5066]

Rik, you are a true artist at your craft, love your uploads, loads of fantastic recipes explained brilliantly. Thank you for sharing your experience👍👌

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Lets just keep it simple so folks can remember and cook. Best, Rik

[@KathrynRose-schultz-qs6qw]

Love your fearless attempt! We all know it will work great if Rik is cooking!

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@J-zr9lg]

A fantastic looking pie, it just has to be made 😋

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@PAM-ud9lv]

Omg I have just found your channel and I love cooking especially in air fryers. The pork pie looked amazing would like the sides and base browner but wow will be trying that. Thanks

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Yes it was an experiment to see if it could be done. Best, Rik

[@kathh7067]

Hi @Pam. I just had a go and was able to cook the sides and base of pastry well - see my comment to Rik posted yesterday - and update today. Very, very grateful to Rik for the ingredients and overall method, as I have never cooked anything like this before and it was superb!!

[@PAM-ud9lv]

@@kathh7067 I made the small pork pie last week and they were fabulous. Rik is amazing love his channel

[@kathh7067]

@@PAM-ud9lv Exactly. I would not have dreamed of trying this if I had not seen Rik's video. It was very clear and gave me confidence. Now I have worked out the proportions of Rik's ingredients to fit my 5 inch tin, I will be making these regularly - my husband loved that first one. But cooking the last 12 minutes or so with the pie out of the tin and upside down in the airfryer on another tin base on 180 degrees made a huge difference to the pastry. I had seen a recipe on-line for doing a bacon and egg pie that way the day before - and made that, so decided to try that method with the pork pie - as I like pastry really golden. I just waited till the pie was cool and hardened up to put back right way up and cut a small hole on top with an apple corer to insert the jelly fluid.

[@PAM-ud9lv]

@@kathh7067 fantastic Kath. I take my large chicken and veg and steak pies out of the tin as I really do like golden pie crust. Thanks for the info. Good luck with pie making. The mini pork pie last week were the first water crust pastry that I’ve done Definitely easier than I anticipated. Lol. Well all be professional chefs. Watch out rik.

[@EricAlainDufresne]

Looks great Rik. Thanks

[@gyorgykiszli4269]

I used to make pork pies a few years ago over the weekend when I was teaching, pie and pint when I came home to relax. They were passable but not a patch on your methods. Just watching your Thai curry and Thai curry in a pie and I know the Thais in the village were I live will eat this food.

[@BackyardChef]

All good grub mate. Best, Rik

[@ricatkins4918]

Starving after watching that😋

[@BackyardChef]

Know how you feel. Best, Rik

[@davidcampbell2845]

Outstanding video and outstanding food. Thanks.

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@sarahb2623]

Great video! Thank you!

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@suze6of6]

Hi Rik❤ Yummie eats you make! Thank you I'm Suz in Yuma Arizona

[@BackyardChef]

Thank You., Suz. Love to Arizona. Best, Rik

[@paulnorton5670]

can I suggest that you use a meat temperature probe to help you test the middle of the pie?

[@BackyardChef]

Suggest what you like. Thank you. Best, Rik

[@shortsweettoo]

I just my air fryer throughout my kitchen reno last year. I was able to cook just about anything that needed to be baked or roasted. Handy gadgets they are.

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@terribethreed8464]

I never throw out my leftover pie crust. I always make cinnamon/sugar pie crust cookies lol. I use to make them for my 5 kids, whenever I baked for the holidays.

[@MaxPowers]

That is impressive. I suggest next time just check the middle temp just to be certain, then give it a further 10 mins without the side sleeve on. You can then take it out, jelly it and let it cool down still in the draw, take out and store in the fridge once it's cool.

[@BackyardChef]

Thanks Max, Best, Rik

[@helenbaker2614]

I went to a country fair a few years ago and I asked the bloke selling pork pies, why todays pork pies are dry and no geletine. He said, time consuming. His pork pies were wonderful though and reasonably priced

[@helenbaker2614]

Also, bang up to date, I think air fryers are a gimmick. Ninja must be making millions telling people they can save on their energy bills. Sorry to be rude but it`s a pile of bollocks

[@helenbaker2614]

But I think your pork pie looks delicious. Lovely , but I`m still no taken with air friers. Great video though Rik xx

[@BackyardChef]

Here my older video kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5zQY4Znn8qYppI Have a look great pie. Best, Rik

[@Carol_in_Spain]

@@helenbaker2614 Since I have had my air fryers (I have 2 - 1 large & 1 small) I hardly ever use my electric oven. My electricity bills have certainly gone down so, yes - I think they do save energy.

[@avissmith4722]

Tried your pork pie recipe love it,thankyou

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@richardcrookes6496]

Looks delicious.

[@christurrill]

My regular llocal butcher's pork pie always wins the gold medal for Melton Mowbray pies in the local Melton competition. Absolutely delicious & no thyme !

[@BackyardChef]

Thanks for sharing - keep enjoying. Best, Rik

[@janetbell4985]

Love the look of this pork pie Rik , don't get many good ones now a days ,no jelly and a bit tasteless gonna try this tomorrow

[@BackyardChef]

There is another video on the channel a couple of years before kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5zQY4Znn8qYppI I agree, making your own is a winner. Thank you. Best, Rik

[@neilanthonyhaywardlewis8978]

Oh wow Rik, I currently don't have an air fryer, I am very tempted to add one to my pleatherur of kitchen gadgets, that pork pie looks amazing 😋 Best, Neil

[@BackyardChef]

Was a great experiment. No one had done it - probably many now. Best, Rik

[@neilanthonyhaywardlewis8978]

@@BackyardChef absolutely Rik 😁

[@cs_fl5048]

I am interested in this. I have a similar air fryer to that. I'm still learning the ropes adapting recipes. Not all air fryers are the same.. They are convection ovens, but the wattage and the drawer size can make a difference to the time.

[@BackyardChef]

Agreed! Thank you. Best, Rik

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

👁👁 Happy to drop by …👨🏼‍🍳

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@mikespence4722]

I will try that looks fantastic but maybe I will take the ring off before last part of cooking as the base of our air fryer has holes in the bottom and I could fixed a piece of wire to be able to lift the pie out

[@BackyardChef]

Go for it. Thank you. Best, Rik

[@kathjacquier6635]

Congratulations Ric, I wouldn't have the patience to cook one of these. I like the little oven technic. By the way, what make is that little over and wattage? I live in Australia, ours is different to the UK.

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@gailcullinan]

Nice pie

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@lindawood474]

Brave of you, never seen this done this way,looks the part though, 😊

[@BackyardChef]

I will try anything for food - No one has done this before it was a challenge but tastes fantastic. Best, Rik

[@katepolloway5314]

Looks great Rik. Guessing at the measurements: 3 cups flour 1/4 cup each of butter & lard Am I even close? We want to give this a try

[@BackyardChef]

Kate there is a full list in the description but here you go Ingredients 650g Pork Mince 500g Pork Shoulder cubed small ½ tsp Thyme 1 Tsp sage 1 tsp Black pepper 1 ½ tsp salt 50g bread crumbs 1 egg to egg wash Jelly 260 ml water 6g Gelatin powder 1 tbsp pork seasoning or chicken stock cube Hot water pastry 600g All Purpose Flour 1 tsp salt 110g Butter 130g Shortening 200g water Cooking 200 degrees for approx. 1 hour Let cool add jelly Cool in fridge Divide pastry 2/3rds - 1/3 rd - 2/3rds sides and bottom - 1/3rd top Best, Rik

[@katepolloway5314]

Thanks so much. We will have to get a scale, here in North America ingredients are very seldom weighed. I know, everyone says weighing ingredients is much more accurate. It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks. Lol

[@BackyardChef]

@@katepolloway5314 your guessing will be just about on point - 3 cups etc. Best, Rik

[@crabfat766]

A good and interesting video, but I cant find the recipe or the cooking instructions. I want to try to make one. I have made the oven baked ones but my table top oven has sadly died. Can you tell me where to find the recipe please?

[@BackyardChef]

All ingredients listed in the description. Best, Rik

[@carollewis5931]

That was fun waiting with you to see how it turned out 😅

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@toni4729]

You could buy small pork pies in supermarkets in Oz but people took them home and heated them up. They thought they were full of water. I don't think you can get them anymore.

[@BackyardChef]

Oh! Thank you. Best, Rik

[@kathh7067]

I am wondering if you could cook it like I do a bacon and egg pie in airfryer? What would happen if you cooked it without the hole on top, turned it out upside down onto a bake pan base and put it back into the airfryer upside down for 10 mins at 180C - 190C. Then cut a couple of small holes/slits in the right side up top and injected the jelly liquid? With my bacon and egg pie, doing it that way made the sides and base pastry perfect and golden.

[@BackyardChef]

Go for it - let me know how you get on. Thank you. Best, Rik

[@kathh7067]

@@BackyardChef Well, it worked well. I turned the pie upside down in the airfryer and cooked it at 180 degrees for the last 12 or so minutes. I think your breadcrumbs added to the meat mix probably took a lot of the moisture out, so it felt pretty solid as I turned it. The pastry looks amazing and is the same colour all around the pie. I checked the pie was cooked in the middle using a temperature probe. When the pie cooled, I found it very easy to use the tip of an apple corer to make a hole in the middle of the top, so I could pour in the cooled jelly liquid. It is now setting overnight in the fridge and hopefully will taste as good as it looks. Thanks very much for the ingredients and method to put the pastry and "innards" together. I have a Ninja twin drawer airfryer - the 300 size model. So I have smaller, 5 inch by 2 inch spring form cake pans and used one of those. Since it was not so tall as your 3 inch tall pan, I had no concern about the top pastry overcooking - and had no need to cover it at any stage of the cooking. I did a 3 minute preheat on Ninja's "bake" mode 170 degrees. Then I sat the pan on baking paper to avoid scratching the crisper plate . I cooked the pie for 25 minutes before flipping the pie over onto another pan base and putting it back into the airfryer upside down for 12 minutes at 180 degrees. I checked it after 10 minutes. Comparing the cubic volume, I found your ingredient amounts were almost 3 x what I needed for my smaller pan/pie. So I have frozen the 2/3 I did not need into two lots of chopped pork and mince for two further pork pies.(Yay!) I will season the meat when I use it. This was my first time of making a pork pie or hot water pastry - so thanks a lot for the fun of it! 🙏 I watched your experimental tutorial from New Zealand.

[@kathh7067]

Update: Well, it worked out! Husband and I just ate half for breakfast. Fantastic!! So for 5 inch x 2 inch springform pan that will fit into a drawer of Ninja twin drawer airfryer - 1/3 of your ingredients for the filling and jelly and 1/4 of your pastry ingredients. Same cook time - just last 12 minutes upside down BUT with hole in top for jelly only inserted after pie cooled. (And outside mid-winter and the birds are enjoying the left over pastry, rolled into a ball!)

[@sandralight6802]

From Barnsley South Yorkshire, the home od Albert Hearst,s pork pies

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@troyboy4345]

Next thing pal ... you will be cooking a full English in a Chinese bamboo steamer !??! .... Fab video matey, sending some S Yorkshire love your way 🤛

[@BackyardChef]

Try anything once - Best, Rik

[@keithscourfield]

Hi Rik, At the start of the video, I was not sure where you were (UK or Thailand), then I saw the circuit breakers, that was a clincher! I love pork pies and would never have considered using the air fryer, but why not? It is just a small fan oven after all. I do have a question about your temperatures and cooking times, obviously this was an experiment, so stop start was the way to go. Your cooking temps never went above 170 degrees (or did I miss something?) yet your recipe description calls for 1 hour at 200 degrees, is this a little hot? I would appreciate your thoughts. I am also a UK expat living here in Thailand with about 1 Rai of land around the house, quite enough for us and whilst fruits etc. would be nice to grow, I like the flowers and ornamental shrubs. Take care. Keith

[@BackyardChef]

Keith nice to meet you mate. I'm after a 1 rai plot at the mo. I've been here 20 years. Ok thank you it was a typo in the description I have put what I think would work there now. A bit winded to write here - Have a look and let me know what you think? Best, Rik

[@cs_fl5048]

could it be that the large foil is partly defeating the convection of the heat? perhaps pressing the foil around the rim of the springform and a bit of wire to hold it under the rim. I don't know... just a physics thought.

[@BackyardChef]

Thank you. Best, Rik

[@jimmyreuben6919]

Hey Rik instead of breadcrumbs do you think that stuffing mix would work it's basically breadcrumbs and herbs ay

[@BackyardChef]

Yes another flavour profile too. Best, Rik

[@Tallulah-kv9wk]

Hi Rick, what would be the time and settings in a Hysapientia x

[@BackyardChef]

There is full details in the description. Thank you. Best, Rik

[@lawrencethompson5355]

hard to come by decent pork pies...supermarket pies are disgusting...gonna try and make this...maybe xmas time...cheers...

[@BackyardChef]

Agreed! You got this. Thank you. Best, Rik

[@davidwilliamson2115]

how much butter and shorting did you put in the bowl? and how much flour?

[@BackyardChef]

In the description. Thank you. Best, Rik

[@terrybrennan2545]

uesd watched the other Porkpie vid so l think l'll make one of each and let you know how they turn out cheers❤from Donny Yorkshire

[@BackyardChef]

Thanks, Terry. Good luck - its easier than folks think. Best, Rik

[@basingstokedave4292]

got to say i went to York for a break and went to a local butcher and got there pork pie. omg what a flavor our pies have no flavor even in my opinion molten Millbury r rubbish to what i tasted

[@BackyardChef]

A nice shop bought, where they have a good recipe is a real treat these days. If you get them when they are still warm, even if the jelly is in, its runny its mouth wateringly good! Best, Rik

[@susanbraden4193]

Could you please give the weights of flour and fats, and anything else that is in any of your recipes, thanks rik

[@BackyardChef]

In the description. Thank you. Best, Rik

[@tanyamiller6275]

Delice

[@BackyardChef]

😊 Thank you. Best, Rik

[@jillpickup9981]

Where do i find the recipe fir this please?

[@jillpickup9981]

Sorry, found it. What is all purpose flour? X

[@BackyardChef]

Plain flour if in the UK. Thank you. Best, Rik

[@davehorton7712]

cant wait for 1 hour in the fridge, try 20 mins in the freezer

[@garethevans6609]

Hi Rick just came across this video in the air fryer ,I know you now use a hysapientia air fryer have you made a pork pie in it ,thanks for your no nonsense videos which I look forward to many more thank you

[@BackyardChef]

Gareth there will be one coming up this month. I have been itching to make one. Thank you. Best, Rik

[@garethevans6609]

@@BackyardChef thanks rik I will keep aloof out for it