I hope you we had a wonderful Australia Day on Saturday, and are now enjoying our government sanctioned public holiday. I do love a long weekend!
Kangaroo for an Australia Day Picnic Food
There is nothing more Australian than a three day weekend.
Kangaroo Triangles for Australia Day
As I promised in my Australia Day story I am sharing the recipe for my tasty Kangaroo pockets. If you are serving these to children you might want to start slowly with the pepper.
This recipe is a completely original Gourmet Getaways creation so I do hope you enjoy it.
Kangaroo Puff Pockets
Ingredients:
- 1 kg Macro Meats Kangaroo Mince
- 2 ½ cups water
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2 Tbs chopped fresh thyme
- 3 shallots
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp white pepper
- 520gm jar Fruit Chutney
- 2 Tbs corn flour
- 8 sheets puff pastry
- Milk to glaze
- Black sesame seeds to garnish
Method:
Place the mince and water in a heavy base saucepan. Stir the meat so that all the pieces of meat have separated and boil.
Poaching Kangaroo Mince
Chop the garlic, shallots and thyme and add this to the poaching meat with salt and pepper.
Cooked Kangaroo Mince w liquid evaporated
Continue to cook until most of the residual water has evaporated.
Combine the jar of fruit chutney with the cornflour and stir until the cornflour is dissolved.
Completed Kangaroo Mince Filling
Reduce the heat, and add the fruit chutney mixture to the meat. Stir until the sauce has thickened.
Remove the minced meat from the heat and cool before use. If you refrigerated the meat it is easier to use.
Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees.
Prepare 2 or 3 cookie slides with baking paper.
Thaw puff pastry and cut into four even squares.
Take a heaped tablespoon or so of the cooled meat and place it into the square of pastry. Fold the pastry square into a triangle.
Making the Kangaroo Pockets
Brush each triangle with milk or an egg wash if preferred. Sprinkle the pastry triangles with sesame seeds to garnish.
Kangaroo Puff Pastry Pockets
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden and crisp.
These little pouches make great picnic food and would also pack up well for lunch boxes.
Kangaroo Pockets For Australia Day
Speaking of lunch boxes, school is going back for the Gourmet family on Wednesday so I better get busy with something for the kiddies lunchbox.
Australia Day Food Idea
For all the mummy foodies, what do you make your kids for school lunches? I survived on 13 years of Vegemite sandwiches, but I try to make interesting food for my little ones.
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- Poaching Kangaroo Mince
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- Cooked Kangaroo Mince w liquid evaporated
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- Completed Kangaroo Mince Filling
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- Making the Kangaroo Pockets
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- Kangaroo Puff Pastry Pockets
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- Kangaroo for an Australia Day Picnic Food
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- Kangaroo Pockets For Australia Day
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- Australia Day Food Idea
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- Kangaroo Triangles for Australia Day
So aussie! but I love it. good one babe
penny aka jeroxie recently posted..Oreo brownies
I didn’t even know it was Australia Day until I opened my computer today. Well, better late than never: Happy Australia Day! Those pockets look delicious!
Marina@Picnic at Marina recently posted..Mushroom Stock (Broth)
Your comment that there is nothing more Australian than a long weekend has me chuckling
Kari @ bite-sized thoughts recently posted..Australia Day and vegan Vegemite scrolls
Lol! But it is true
What a great idea! And don’t you think every weekend should be a long weekend?
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella recently posted..Gevulde Speculaas – Daring Bakers January 2013!
Happy Australia Day! Your puffed pastries look like the perfect meat pockets I spotted on my last trip to London. Very much appreciate your sharing the scrumptious recipe.
Good on you for creating an amazing recipe for Australia Day – this is so Aussie. I don’t think I’ve ever cooked with kangaroo mince before but I would like to give this a try xx
Hotly Spiced recently posted..Deck Bar and Dining
I really hope you do try! Kangaroo mince is so healthy and very environmentally friendly too
lovely post! i have never had minced kangaroo but after this post i’m tempted to try it out~ hope you had a lovely long weekend!
What a great recipe – so Australian, especially with the addition of fruit chutney (my nan used to add it to her meat pie recipe). I second Lorraine’s comment – every weekend should be a three day weekend ; )
Mrs Mulberry recently posted..Arles: the best market in Provence
These look fabulous. I do love a meat pie. I think here in the U.S. I would have to sub out the kangaroo mince though.
Sweet Posy Dreams recently posted..A Savory Muffin to Ward Off the Gloomies
What a great australian treat to have for Australia Day!!!
Tina @ bitemeshowme recently posted..Golden King 2000, Green Valley
What a clever idea. Absolutely loving the sound of this. It would have been wonderful to consume on our gorgeous hot Australia Day weather on Saturday!
Tina @ bitemeshowme recently posted..Golden King 2000, Green Valley
Best. What a perfect tribute to Straya Day! I would love to have this in my lunchbox.
Adrian (Food Rehab) recently posted..The Chocolate Ice Cream Party and a Filipino BBQ
Perfect way to celebrate Australia Day! I’ll probably have to substitute ground beef in your recipe…looks so yummy!
PS…you know, I had no idea what was in green enchilada sauce so I googled it and found a few recipes. I just pick out a can in the Mexican food area of our grocery store. It is slightly spicy and pureed and green
Here is a recipe if you’re interested: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/712431..it has tomatillos, garlic, jalapenos, cilantro, etc. There seem to be tons of variations. I think you could use a red enchilada sauce, too.
Liz recently posted..Heath Bar Blondies~
I love kangaroo and these little puff pastry snacks are a great idea!
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