Cornish Pasties need to be baked in a conventional oven, trying to cook them from raw in a microwave will result in the pastry being overcooked and too tough to eat before the filling is cooked. However you can reheat a cooked Cornish Pasty, just microwave the pasty on full power for one minute, the rest for one minute, then enjoy.
A genuine Cornish pasty has a distinctive 'D' shape and is crimped on one side.
A genuine Cornish pasty has a distinctive 'D' shape and is crimped on one side.
its a cornish pasty
Firstly the best Cornish pasty must always be made in Cornwall that why it is called a Cornish pasty. Secondly it must be made with Cornish ingredients which includes skirt beef (skirt is a type of steak). Thirdly the ingredients must be put in the pastry in the right order: sliced potatoes, chopped swede/turnip, cut beef and chopped onions last. Lastly it must be crimped well so none of its insides fall out. Also if you want it to be a proper Cornish pasty it must be made by a Cornish man!TriviaHow can you tell the difference between a Cornish Pasty and a Devon pasty?A Cornish pasty the seal goes over the top and a Devonshire pasty it goes around the side.
1800's
It was the cornish minners who was the first to make a CORNISH pasty and there where the inventers of the big lump on the top.
pasty ;)
Matthew Meech
The Cornish Pasty
Cornwall county in England is credited with creating the pasty. In Britain it is often referred to as Cornish pasty. It is a baked pie with fish or beef and vegetables inside.
A pasty.