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Recipe·~20 min·nut-free

Minced Beef Pie

A beef dish from the British kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbs Vegetable Oil
  • 500g Minced Beef
  • 1 chopped Onion
  • 1 tbls Tomato Puree
  • 1 ½ tbsp Plain Flour
  • 75g Mushrooms
  • 250ml Beef Stock
  • Dash Worcestershire Sauce
  • 400g Shortcrust Pastry
  • 1 Egg Yolks

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and fry the beef mince for 4-5 minutes, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as it browns. Add the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes, then stir in the tomato purée and cook for 2-3 more minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for a further minute, then add the chopped mushrooms, the stout or beef stock and a couple of dashes of Worcestershire sauce. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and leave to simmer for 20 minutes. Set aside and leave to cool, then turn the meat mixture into a one litre pie dish. Roll out the pastry on a floured work surface until it is slightly larger than the pie dish. Gently drape the pastry over the dish, pressing firmly onto the edges. Trim, then shape the edges into a fluted shape. Cut some leaf shapes out of the pastry trimmings and decorate the top of the pie, sticking them to the pastry with the beaten egg yolk. Make three or four slits in the pastry to allow the steam to escape, then brush the pie with the rest of the beaten egg yolk and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until golden-brown. To serve, slice into wedges.

Source

This recipe is adapted from TheMealDB (id 52876), a free community-curated recipe API. Original listing: themealdb.com.

A walkthrough video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY47h-uqq5g.

Original source noted by the contributor: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mincedbeefpie_89198.

Per serving
Estimate · medium confidence
Servings1
780kcal
Calories
32g
Protein
52g
Carbs
48g
Fat
3.0 g
Fiber
2.0 g
Sugar
650 mg
Sodium
Iron28%
Calcium3%
Vitamin D3%
Vitamin C3%
Vitamin B12104%
Potassium12%

Estimated by AI from the ingredient list. Values are approximate and not medical advice. If you have specific dietary requirements, verify with a registered dietitian or trusted nutrition database.

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