Posted on
17 September 2012
by
ewfood
Meat Pies [1]
Meat Pies
Ingredients
For the filling: 1fl oz. vegetable oil
2 carrots, coarsely grated
1 onion, finely chopped
3lb. lean ground beef
12fl oz. Merlot
4 cloves garlic, minced
a few sprigs of thyme leaves
1tbsp. dried oregano
1oz. tomato paste
1fl oz. dark soy sauce
1fl oz. Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper
For the pastry: 1lb. floury potatoes, peeled and quartered
4oz. butter, melted
10oz. white flour, sifted
2tsp. baking powder
1tsp. hot English mustard powder
1tsp. salt
pepper
4oz. grated cheddar
1 egg, beaten
Servings
8
Preparation
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For the filling: Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease a muffin tin
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Heat the oil in a large pan and sauté the onion and carrot until soft
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add the beef, in batches, stirring well as it browns
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Drain away any excess fat
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Add the merlot and garlic and cook briskly until most of the liquid has evaporated
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Stir in all the remaining ingredients
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Turn down the heat and simmer gently for an hour, or until the mixture is slightly thickened
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For the pastry: boil the potatoes in plenty of salted water until tender
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Drain and pour in the melted butter and mash until smooth
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Sift the flour, mustard powder, baking powder, salt and pepper into a separate bowl
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Now add the flour, in increments, to the mashed potato, stirring well to form a pliable soft dough
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Use only as much flour as is required and stop adding once the dough has formed
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Finally add the cheese
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Roll the pastry out
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Cut out circles using a large rimmed glass, the same size as your muffin tins
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Gently press the pastry onto the base and sides of the tins
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Brush the rims with a little beaten egg and fill the cases with the mince
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Gather up all the remaining pastry, roll it out again, and cut out enough' lids' to cover all the pies
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Drape the lids over the pies and, using your fingers, gently seal the edges
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Brush all over with beaten egg and cut a small slit in the top of each pie
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Place in a hot oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Cooks Note
Serves 8