05/01/2026
Meat Pies
I have had this recipe for a while but been hesitant to cook it, why l don't know! This is such a simple recipe for great tasting pies!
This is the basic meat pie recipe but you can add anything to this and make a variety of flavoured pies.
2 tbspb olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
500g beef mince
2 tbspn worcestershire sauce
1 tbspn tomato paste
1 cup red wine
1 cup beef stock
1 beef stock cube
1 1/2 tbspn plain flour
1 bay leaf
1/2 tspn dried thyme
Salt & pepper
PASTRY
2 sheets butter puff pastry, cut into quarters
1 egg, whisked
1 tbspn flour
METHOD
Heat oil in pan over high heat. Add garlic & onion, cook for 2 minutes. Add beef & cook, breaking it up as you go. Add Worcestershire sauce, cook 1 minute, add tomato paste, stirring it in. Add red wine, let simmer rapidly for 3 minutes, stirring until mostly evaporated. Stir in flour, add beef stock, beef stock cube, bay leaf, thyme, salt & pepper. Stir well, once it comes to a high simmer reduce heat to medium-high & simmer rapidly for 5 minutes, stirring until you get a fairly thick gravy.
Remove from stove, remove the Bay leaf & spread filling on a tray to cool for 15 minutes, place in fridge for 30 minutes to fully cool.
Preheat oven to 230° put a baking tray in to heat it up. Place the pastry squares on separate squares of baking paper. Brush edges of pastry with egg, place 1/4 filling onto each piece of pastry, leaving a 1cm border. Cover with another square of pastry, dip a fork in the flour & press along the edge to seal. Brush the surface with egg, cut a 2cm cross in the middle. Transfer the pies to the pre heated baking tray. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve
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