Mrs Borg's Traditional Meat Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 sheet puff pastry
• 750 g lean beef, minced
• 3 onions, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons dried herbs
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 egg, lightly beaten to glaze

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in pan, add onions and cook over low heat until soft.
• 2 add meat to pan, followed by the rest of ingredients (except flour and egg glaze).
• 3 stir well until beef mince is cooked. stir in flour for 1 minute bring to boil.
• 4 reduce heat to simmer, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking till liquid has evaporated.
• 5 remove from pan and leave to cool.
• 6 preheat oven to 220 deg celsius.
• 7 place pastry sheet into the dish and add cool filling on top.
• 8 brush pie edge with egg glaze and place the second pastry sheet over, pressing the edges gently to seal them.
• 9 cut two small slits in the pastry to allow steam to escape during baking.
• 10 brush top with egg.
• 11 bake for 15-20 min at a lowered 180 deg or until golden brown.