
Spicy Meat Pies
This is a tasty and traditional Christmas recipe for spicy meat pies. The mixture of beef, onion and spices make a tasty filling to put inside a savory pastry crust.
Ingredients
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1 green pepper deseeded and chopped
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 8 oz minced beef
- 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
- 1/4 pint beef stock
- 2 teaspoons plain flour
- 2 tablespoons water
- salt and pepper
for the shortcrust pastry
- 12 oz plain flour
- pinch of salt
- 6 oz margarine
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- beaten egg to glaze
Instructions
for the shortcrust pastry
- Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Cut the margarine into small pieces and rub into the flour until
- the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add enough water to mix to a soft dough.
- Fry the vegetables in the oil until soft. Add the minced beef and cook gently for 5 minutes. Stir in the chilli powder, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup and stock, and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
- Mix the flour with a little cold water to form a smooth paste, add to the pan and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Season and leave to cool. Make the shortcrust pastry as below.
- Roll out thinly on a lightly floured work surface then, using a floured tartlet cutter, stamp out 24 rounds. Use a slightly smaller cutter to stamp out 24 lids.
- Place the larger rounds into lightly greased tartlet tins and put a spoonful of the mince mixture in each.
- Dampen the edges of the pastry with a little water and cover each one with a pastry lid. Seal the edges, brush with beaten egg and bake in a moderately hot oven for about 20 minutes.
- A quick way of making shortcrust: chill the fat in the freezer, dip in the flour, then grate coarsely. Mix into flour with enough water to bind.
Notes
Oven temperature 200°C, 400°F, gas 6
Calories: 135 kcal
Carbohydrates: 12 g
Protein: 3 g
Fat: 8g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 13 mg
Sodium: 190 mg
Potassium: 75 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Sugar: 1 g
Vitamin A: 289 IU
Vitamin C: 4 mg
Calcium: 10 mg
Iron: 1 mg