Minced Beef Pie
A weekend British dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 18 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.
- 23 minPrep (about)
- 55 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 18 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- More effortDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 1.1 lb ground beef Shopping tip: Ground beef (UK: minced beef). 80/20 or 85/15.
Fresh & other
- 1 onion
- 1 tbsp tomato paste Shopping tip: Tomato paste (UK: tomato purée), in a small can or tube.
- 1 ½ tbsp all-purpose flour Shopping tip: All-purpose flour (UK: plain flour).
- 2 ⅔ oz mushrooms
- 1 cup + 1 tbsp beef stock Shopping tip: Beef broth (carton or can), or a beef bouillon cube in hot water.
- 14 oz shortcrust pastry Shopping tip: Refrigerated pie crust (UK: shortcrust pastry).
- 1 egg yolk
Sauces & oils
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Dash worcestershire sauce
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Turn the oven on to 400°F.
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Heat your oil in a deep frying pan.
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Fry the beef mince for 4-5 min, breaking it up using a wooden spoon as it browns.
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Add the onion.
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Cook for 2-3 minutes.
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Stir in the tomato purée.
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Cook for 2-3 more minutes.
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Stir in the flour.
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Cook for a further minute.
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Add your chopped mushrooms, your stout or beef stock and 2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce.
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Bring to the boil.
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Turn the heat down.
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Cover the pan with a lid.
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Leave to simmer for 20 minutes.
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Set aside.
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Leave to cool.
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Turn the meat mix into a one litre pie dish.
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Roll out your pastry on a floured work surface till it's slightly larger than the pie dish.
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Drape your pastry over the dish, pressing firmly on the edges, trim.
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Shape the edges into a fluted shape.
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Cut some leaf shapes out of your pastry trimmings plus decorate the top of your pie, sticking them to your pastry with the beaten egg yolk.
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Make three or four slits in your pastry to let the steam to escape.
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Brush your pie using the rest of the beaten egg yolk.
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Cook in the oven in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden-brown, to serve.
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Slice into wedges.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.