Chorizo Sausage Pasties

I first tasted Chorizo sausages, a kind of spicy Spanish sausage, while having pasta at Sketches at Bugis Junction, Singapore. When I saw it on display in my local supermarket a few weeks ago, I didn't have any recipe in mind. Browsing through my collection of recipes, I came across this simple pasties recipe which will surely satisfy any true-blue Aussie males.



Ingredients:
2 chorizo sausages, roughly chopped
2 carrots, peeled and diced
1 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup water
1 tsp curry powder
2 tbsp flour
1/2 cup milk
1 cup grated tasty cheese
2 sheets puff pastry, quartered
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp paprika powder
1 tbsp cooking oil

Method:
1. Heat up cooking oil, brown sausages over high heat. Add carrots, peas, water and curry powder. Simmer for 5 minutes or until liquid has evaporated.
2. Mix in flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add milk. Stir over high heat until sauce has thickened slightly. Set aside until cold.
3. Add cheese to mixture. Spoon 1/8 of mixture into each piece of pastry. Bring edges together to enclose filling and form 8 pasties.
4. Place pasties on an oven tray. Brush with egg, sprinkle with paprika. Bake in a moderate oven (180C) for 20-25 minutes or until golden. Serve with salad.

Makes 8