Aussie Meat Pie
The footy-game favorite: minced beef in rich gravy, baked in a short pastry base with a flaky puff lid.
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⏱ 90 min📶 Hard👫 Serves 2☪ Muslim-friendly
Ingredients (for 2)
- Ground beef, 500 g
- Onion, 1
- Beef stock, 250 ml
- Tomato paste, 1 tbsp
- Worcestershire sauce, 1 tbsp
- Flour, 2 tbsp
- Shortcrust pastry, 1 sheet
- Puff pastry, 1 sheet
- Egg, 1, for brushing
- Tomato sauce, to serve
Steps
- Brown the onion and beef, stir in the flour, then add stock, tomato paste and Worcestershire.
- Simmer 20 minutes until thick; cool completely.
- Line pie tins with shortcrust, fill with the meat and cover with puff pastry lids; crimp and brush with egg.
- Bake at 200°C for 25–30 minutes until puffed and golden; serve with tomato sauce.
Cook it together: One of you makes the filling, the other handles the pastry — then crimp your own pie your own way.
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