Best Aussie Meat Pies Recipes

AUSSIE MEAT PIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cook meat and drain. Add bullion,1 1/2 cups water,salt,pepper and nutmeg. Stir until it boils,reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
• 2. Combine extra water (1/4 cup) with the 2 tablespoons of flour. Blend until lump free. Add this to the meat stirring well until meat boils and thickens. Add soy sauce and mix thoroughly. Simmer uncovered for 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
• 3. Grease and flour mini pie tins. ( I use foil ones) Line with pie crust of your choice. Fill with the meat mixture. Cut puff pastry to fit over top of pies,sealing the puff pastry to the pie crust around the edges. Brush tops with egg yolk/water mixture.
• 4. Bake in a preheated oven at 450 degrees for 5 minutes, until golden brown. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 10 minutes more.
• 5. These can be frozen easily. They also stay nicely in the refrigerator for 3 days. In Australia, they are served with tomato sauce on top.

AUSSIE MEAT PIES

Steps:

• Process steak until mixture resembles mince. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and bacon. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until golden. Add mince. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up mince, for 6 to 8 minutes or until browned.
• Add tomato paste and flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until combined. Add stock and thyme. Stir to combine. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 30 minutes or until sauce has thickened and meat is tender. Season with pepper. Remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Line eight 7.5cm round pie moulds with shortcrust pastry. Trim excess. (I would bake the crust for 5-8 minutes before filling with meat mixture to have a flaky crust) Fill cases with steak mixture. Top with puff pastry. Trim excess. Press edges together with a fork to seal. Using a small sharp knife, cut a small cross in pie tops. Brush with egg. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden. Serve with sauce.

AUSSIE MEAT PIES

Steps:

• Sift flour into bowl; rub in lard.
• Add eggs and enough water to make ingredients cling together.
• Press dough into a ball, knead gently on a floured surface until smooth, cover, refrigerate 1/2 hour.
• Divide dough into 8 portions.
• Roll out each portion on lightly floured surface large enough to line 11 cm pie tins.
• Trim away excess pastry.
• Place tins on oven tray, line pastry with paper, fill with dried beans or rice.
• Bake in moderately hot oven about 8 minutes, remove paper and beans, bake further 8 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned, cool.
• Spoon cold filling into pastry cases.
• Cut 8 x 12cm rounds from puff pastry, brush edges of pastry with a little egg yolk; gently press puff pastry tops into place; trim edges.
• Brush tops with a little more egg yolk.
• Make 2 small slits in centre of pies, place on oven trays, bake in moderately hot oven about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Serve hot with tomato sauce.
• Filling: Heat lard in pan, add onion, cook stirring until soft.
• Add mince, stir over heat until browned.
• Stir in sauces, stock powder, water and allspice.
• Bring to boil, simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
• Stir in blended cornflour and extra water, stir over heat until mixture boils and thickens.