Meat Pies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 500 g lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon cornflour
• 3/4 cup beef stock
• 3/4 cup tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon barbecue sauce
• 1 teaspoon marmite (vegemite)
• 2 sheets shortcrust pastry, thawed
• 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. add onion. cook for 3 minutes or until soft.
• 2 add mince. cook for 4 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon, or until browned.
• 3 mix cornflour and 1 tablespoon of stock to form a paste.
• 4 add remaining stock, sauces and vegemite to mince. bring to the boil.
• 5 reduce heat to medium-low. simmer for 8 minutes or until thick. cool.
• 6 preheat oven to 220°c place a baking tray into oven. grease 4 x 8cm base measurement pie pans.
• 7 cut 4 x 15cm circles from shortcrust pastry. use to line bases and sides of pans. fill with mince.
• 8 brush rims with water. cut 4 x 15cm circles from puff pastry. place over meat. press to seal. trim. brush with egg. season.
• 9 place pies onto hot tray. bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden.