This pork pie is wonderful! I received it from my husband’s mother. She is French, thus I suppose this is a French meat pie recipe. Beef, pork, and potatoes are all properly seasoned and cooked together. It’s delicious and easy to make! It’s finest when served fresh, but you may make it ahead of time and freeze or refrigerate it. Serve the pie by itself or with beef gravy.
INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE DOUGH
250g Butter
3 Eggs (1 for brushing)
1 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup (60ml) cold water
FOR THE FILLING:
350g Ground beef
1 Potato, peeled and diced into small cubes
1 Large Onion, chopped
1 Large Carrot, peeled and diced
1 cup (240ml) Water/beef broth
Salt to taste
Pepper (optional)
1 teaspoon Thyme
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons Oil
PREPARATION
MAKING THE DOUGH
In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
Add butter and rub it with the flour until you get a crumbly texture.
-Beat 2 eggs and add it to the flour mixture, mix until dough is formed. Cover for 30mins.
MAKING THE FILLING
In a large pan heat oil. Add onion and sauté for 5-6 mins.
Add the ground meat and fry for for 4-5 mins.
Add the diced carrots, season with salt, pepper, thyme and flour.
Divide the dough into 8 pieces. Roll out the dough into 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out a round shape with your desired sized.
Place about 1-2 tablespoons of the meat mixture in the center and fold over the dough using the meat meat-pie cutter or you can fold and use a fork to seal the edge.
Poke the pies with a fork to create a steam outlet.
Brush the pies with beaten egg.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden.
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Meat Pie
Ingredients
FOR THE DOUGH
- 8 cups all-purpose flour
- 250 g Butter
- 3 Eggs 1 for brushing
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup 60ml cold water
FOR THE FILLING:
- 350 g Ground beef
- 1 Potato peeled and diced into small cubes
- 1 Large Onion chopped
- 1 Large Carrot peeled and diced
- 1 cup 240ml Water/beef broth
- Salt to taste
- Pepper optional
- 1 teaspoon Thyme
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons Oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
- Add butter and rub it with the flour until you get a crumbly texture.
- -Beat 2 eggs and add it to the flour mixture, mix until dough is formed. Cover for 30mins.
MAKING THE FILLING
- In a large pan heat oil. Add onion and sauté for 5-6 mins.
- Add the ground meat and fry for for 4-5 mins.
- Add the diced carrots, season with salt, pepper, thyme and flour.
- Divide the dough into 8 pieces. Roll out the dough into 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out a round shape with your desired sized.
- Place about 1-2 tablespoons of the meat mixture in the center and fold over the dough using the meat meat-pie cutter or you can fold and use a fork to seal the edge.
- Poke the pies with a fork to create a steam outlet.
- Brush the pies with beaten egg.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden.