New Zealand - Beef, Goat's Cheese And Onion Tarts

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 250 g beef, minced
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 onions, finely sliced
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 125 g goat cheese (or feta)
• 1 tablespoon fresh chives
• 2 sheets pastry dough, flaky

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180 °c.
• 2 caramelise your onions first.
• 3 in a frying-pan with a tiny splash of oil, stir onions together with salt for around 30 minutes, over a gentle heat. the onions will soften and change colour.
• 4 add sugar and vinegar and stir gently as the onions finish their caramelisation. they’re perfect when they are dark brown and glossy. set aside.
• 5 in a separate pan heat a splash of oil and gently fry garlic until fragrant, then add the beef mince.
• 6 brown the beef and then add herbs, stirring through thoroughly. season with salt and pepper to taste and remove from heat.
• 7 whip cheese and chives together into a paste.
• 8 grease a muffin tray and cut pastry cases and place into your muffin tray.
• 9 spoon a little cheese mixture into each pastry case, then sprinkle the meat mixture over cheese and top with a generous dollop of caramelized onions.
• 10 bake for 15–20 minutes or until the pastry is golden around the edges.
• 11 serve plain, or with a green side salad and tomato sauce or fresh chutney.