Curried Beef Mince Pies
- Preparation time:
- 35 mins
- Cooking time:
- 30 mins
- Serves:
- 6
Who can resist a steaming hot meat pie? Master the art with this curried variation.
1kg lean beef mince
1 onion, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, finely chopped
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 cinnamon quill
2 tblsps curry powder
2 tblsps plain flour
½ cup tomato sauce
2 cups beef stock
¼ cup finely chopped coriander
Salt and pepper, to taste
6 sheets frozen puffed pastry, partially thawed
1 egg, lightly beaten
Cumin seeds, to garnish
Ingredients
2 tblsps olive oil1kg lean beef mince
1 onion, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, finely chopped
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 cinnamon quill
2 tblsps curry powder
2 tblsps plain flour
½ cup tomato sauce
2 cups beef stock
¼ cup finely chopped coriander
Salt and pepper, to taste
6 sheets frozen puffed pastry, partially thawed
1 egg, lightly beaten
Cumin seeds, to garnish
Method
1 Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over a medium to high heat. Add mince in four batches. Cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes, or until browned. Remove.
2 Heat remaining oil in same pan. Add onion, carrot, celery, garlic and cinnamon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until carrot is tender. Add powder and flour. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
3 Return beef to pan with sauce and stock. Bring to boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in coriander. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a large bowl. Refrigerate until cold. Discard cinnamon.
4 Grease six individual non-stick pie tins (1-cup capacity). Make lids by inverting one tin onto one corner of each pastry sheet and cutting around it. Use remaining pastry to line bases and sides of tins. Cut around edges to trim excess pastry. Reserve scraps. Brush edges with egg.
5 Divide filling among pastry cases, about 1 cup in each. Place lids over filling. Pinch edges to seal. Cut a small cross in tops of pies. Brush with egg. Sprinkle with seeds. Place on an oven tray.
6 Cook in a hot oven (200C) for about 30 minutes, or until golden and crisp. Remove. Stand for 5 minutes before removing from tins.Notes
For a change, replace beef mince with lamb, pork, veal or chicken mince.
- Source:
- New Idea
- Author:
- Stylist:
- Carolyn Fienberg
- Photographer:
- Andre Martin
