Aussie Meat Pie Recipe

The great Australian Meat Pie!! Short crust pastry filled with slow cooked chunky pieces of beef in a rich gravy topped with golden puff pastry, this meat pie recipe requires patience but you will be regarded as a bloody legend by everybody fortunate enough to try one!

It’s way better than your everyday bakery and will rival some of the best meat pie makers in town.

INGREDIENTS

500g minced beef
1 onion, chopped
1 cup water, divided
2 beef bouillon cubes
1⁄4 cup ketchup
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
pepper
1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
1 pinch nutmeg
3 tablespoons plain flour
2 puff pastry sheets

DIRECTIONS

1. Pre-heat oven at 220 degrees Celsius.
2. Brown meat and onion.
3. Add 3/4 cup of the water, bouillon cubes, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce, pepper, oregano, and nutmeg.
4. Boil and cover for 15 minutes.
5. Blend flour with the remaining 1/4 cup water until it becomes a smooth paste; add to the meat mix.
6. Let cool.
7. Grease a pie dish and line with puff pastry.
8. Add the cooled filling mixture; brush edges of pastry with milk or beaten egg; put the pastry top on; press edges down with a fork.
9. Trim edges and glaze top with milk or beaten egg.
10. Bake in a very hot oven, 220 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.
11. Reduce heat to 180 degrees Celsius and bake for 25 more minutes, or until golden brown.
12. Serve with veggies, fries, or salad.