Minced Beef Pie
“Discover the joy of making Minced Beef Pie at home. This 35-minute british recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.”
🤖 Why This Recipe Matches Your Mood
Discover the joy of making Minced Beef Pie at home. This 35-minute british recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
This Minced Beef Pie represents the best of British cooking—hearty, comforting, and deeply satisfying. Modern British cuisine has evolved far beyond its reputation, embracing quality ingredients and refined techniques.
This dish proves that British food can be both comforting and impressive.
📋 Minced Beef Pie
📝 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
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
- 2
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.
- 3
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.
- 4
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.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
To serve, slice into wedges.
💡 Why This Recipe?
Discover the joy of making Minced Beef Pie at home. This 35-minute british recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
⭐ Pro Tips
- 1Read the entire recipe before starting to avoid surprises
- 2Prep all ingredients before cooking (mise en place) for a smoother experience
- 3For best results, use fresh, high-quality Vegetable Oil
- 4Taste as you go and adjust seasonings to your preference
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