BEEF POT PIES/ MEATPIE

  

I woke up and thought to myself what am I doing today?? Ive been trying different baking styles and techniques lately so this was a perfect day to try a recipe I’ve had in my head. I went straight to the kitchen, checked the fridge and Yay!!! I had minced beef there.

Just a lil more ingredients and the recipe was complete. Today na today I must try this recipe that’s been screaming in my head. Lol 

I’m excited to share this recipe because I love meatpie(if you know you know....lol) and I wanted to see other ways one can enjoy eating delicious meat pies but not our regular naija style. These are called BEEF POT PIES.  

INGREDIENTS: 

For the filling 

• Vegetable oil 
• Minced beef 
• Diced sweet potatoes( cause I prefer sweet potatoes)
• Diced carrots 
• Onions 
• Scotch bonnet 
• Curry and thyme
• Adobo seasonings 
• Corn flour slurry
• Salt 

PREP TIME: 10mins COOK TIME: 30mins

 For the dough

• 500g flour 
• 200g butter(preferably cold)
• Salt 
•  1 cup Cold water
• Eggs

PREP TIME:45mins COOK TIME: 25mins

METHOD;

How to make the pot pie/meatpie  fillin

• Heat up a pan and pour in vegetable oil 
• Add onions and minced beef and scotch bonnet (let it cook for 2 mins)
  
  
  
• Add in the sweet potatoes, stir well and then add the carrots. 
  
  
  
• Add curry, thyme and adobo seasonings 
• Let it cook for another 5 mins before adding the corn flour slurry ( this will thicken the beef filling)
   
  
  
• Lower the heat, cover and let it simmer for about 30 mins
• And it’s ready!
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To make the dough;

• Pour flour in a bowl, add butter and salt, then mix with fingers or spatula( I used my finger) 
  
  
  
• When the flour has absorbed the butter, then add  water and continue to mix till it comes together to form a ball. 
• Cover and let it sit for 30mins 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

After 30mins...

• Prepare work surface, sprinkle some flour and then place the dough on the surface
• Knead with your finger taking it from back to front to fill Up every space between the dough. 
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• When it has gotten that round shape, you then roll out on 
• the surface(sprinkle some flour to prevent sticking)
• The dough shouldn’t be too thick or thin. Just thick enough so the filling won’t bust out 
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• Then cut in circle, put circles in greased pan(butter) put in some filling 
  
  
  
• Cut out some dough in stripes to use in layering the pie, use water on the edges to seal it
  
  
  
  
  
• Brush with egg wash and bake at 350F for 20-25 mins
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Voila! It’s ready😁 

I still made meat pies though 

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