I have previously reviewed Sargents Curry Pie, which although being a good pie, lacked the curry flavour.
Today Im tasting Sargents Traditional Italian Beef and Cheese Pie.
As shown in the photo below, the pie on the packet shows a massive layer of hot cheese dribbling over the freshly (surgically) cut pie.
Is adding cheese to a mince pie Italian? Probably would be if there were a fist full of herbs, garlic, Parmesan, tomato, olives and some Italian sausage as ingredients.
25 minutes in a 180 degree preheated oven.. cheese dripping out of the pie makes it promising!
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| The case of the vanishing Cheese! |
Mine didn't quite look the same as the packet - perhaps it was lack of a surgical cut.. or maybe it was just because there was a lack of cheese! What they did put in there were a host of other ingredients - things like thickeners, emulsifiers, colour, antioxidants and a swag of numbers which means nothing to me except the notion that it ain't home made nor very traditional.
From a taste perspective, the crust and pastry was the same as the curry pie - Quite good for a mass produced pie. There was no overwhelming salt flavour - as shown by the Balfours pie.
The mince texture was quite good, the gravy wasn't too runny, but there was no thick layer of cheese.
Overall, the pie was good. You could taste the cheese, although not overwhelming, so I think they got the balance right. It tasted "light" and easy to eat. I ate both pies without the universal pie improver (Spring Gully Tomato Sauce) as the flavour was OK.
My score is:
Flavour: 7/10
Pastry: 8/10
Colour: 7/10
Im introducing a new score: Truth in Marketing (TIM)
TIM: 3/10 as I dont believe it represents what I would expect in an Italian Style Beef and Cheese Pie and the photo on the packet exaggerates the amount of cheese in the pie.
Regardless.. It easily receives the Bogan Stamp Of Approval for Everyday Use
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fair dinkum
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