Minced/Ground Beef Pies
Delicious minced beef pies with a hot water crust pastry.
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- •Oil(optional)Any type, for frying
- •OnionsDiced
- •Ground beefLow fat, 5% fat
- •200 ml Beef stockOr use a beef stock cube
- •1 Bay leavesLarge or two small
- •1 tbsp Tomato puree
- •2 tbsp Gravy granulesFor thickening
- •FlourFor pastry
- •ButterFor pastry
- •FatFor pastry
- •WaterFor pastry
- •SaltFor pastry
- •1 EggFor egg wash
- •MilkFor egg wash
- 1
Heat oil in a medium-sized pot and fry diced onions until soft.
5 min
- 2
Add minced beef and cook until browned.
10 min
- 3
Add beef stock and bay leaves, then tomato puree. Mix well.
5 min
- 4
Simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on.
10 min
- 5
Add gravy granules to thicken, then cool the filling.
5 min
- 6
Make pastry by mixing flour, salt, butter, and fat with hot water.
10 min
- 7
Chill the pastry for at least an hour.
1h 0m
- 8
Roll out pastry and cut into circles for pie bases and lids.
10 min
- 9
Preheat oven to 170°C (340°F).
5 min
- 10
Prepare egg wash by whisking egg with milk.
2 min
- 11
Assemble pies by filling pastry cases with beef mixture, sealing with lids, and brushing with egg wash.
10 min
- 12
Bake pies for 40 minutes until golden brown.
40 min
- 13
Let pies cool for 5 minutes before serving.
5 min
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