Aussie meat pie
Aussie meat pie, from above
Non vegAustralia

Aussie meat pie

Flaky lid, rich beef gravy, a squirt of tomato sauce on top. The footy's favourite food.

120 minTime
16 gProtein each
mildSpice
Footy and a pie2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayBeef and gravy pie, shortcrust base, puff lid.
The original
502kcalsame
16 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
120minutessame

Aussie meat pie.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Minced beef (beef mince, beef or buff keema)500 g
Onion1, finely chopped
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1½ cups for base pastry plus 2 tbsp for gravy
Butter6 tbsp, cold
Water1¼ cups stock for filling, 4 tbsp ice water for pastry
Worcestershire sauce1 tbsp
Tomato ketchup (ketchup)3 tbsp, plus extra to serve
Soy sauce2 tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Salt1 tsp
Puff pastry1 sheet, for lids
Egg1, beaten

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Brown beef and onion in oil. Stir in 2 tbsp flour, then stock, Worcestershire, ketchup, soy, pepper and salt. Simmer 25 minutes and cool.
  2. 2Rub butter into remaining flour with a pinch of salt; add ice water and chill.
  3. 3Line 8 small pie tins with shortcrust, fill, top with puff pastry lids and crimp. Brush with egg.
  4. 4Bake at 200 C for 25 to 30 minutes.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in a paper bag or on a plate with a generous squirt of tomato sauce on top. Mushy peas on the side.

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What goes with Aussie meat pie: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Damper40 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
On the side Mushy peas12 min
On the side Roast pumpkin salad45 min
To drink Pink lemonade15 min
Something sweet Golden syrup dumplings35 min
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