Best Australian Meat Pie Recipes

AUSTRALIAN MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven at 220 degrees Celsius.
• Brown meat and onion.
• Add 3/4 cup of the water, bouillon cubes, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce, pepper, oregano, and nutmeg.
• Boil and cover for 15 minutes.
• Blend flour with the remaining 1/4 cup water until it becomes a smooth paste; add to the meat mix.
• Let cool.
• Grease a pie dish and line with puff pastry.
• Add the cooled filling mixture; brush edges of pastry with milk or beaten egg; put the pastry top on; press edges down with a fork.
• Trim edges and glaze top with milk or beaten egg.
• Bake in a very hot oven, 220 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 180 degrees Celsius and bake for 25 more minutes, or until golden brown.
• Serve with veggies, fries, or salad.

THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oil in pan, add onion and garlic stirring until soft.
• Add meat and cook until browned.
• Add stock, sauces and puree. Bring to boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Stir through peas and conflour blended with water, bring to the boil and boil for 2 minutes until thickened.
• Cut 8 12cm circles from shortcrust pastry. Line 8 greased pie tins with pastry, lightly prick with a fork. Cover with non-stick baking paper and fill with rice to blind bake in 200°C oven for 8 minutes. (Place pie tins on baking sheets).
• Remove paper and rice and bake a further 6 minutes. Cool.
• Divide filling mixture amongst shells and then cut out 8 10cm rounds from the puff pastry.
• Brush edges of pies with egg and press pastry lids on top. Cut two slits on top to allow steam to escape. Brush tops with egg.
• Cook in 190°F oven for a further 20 minutes.

GREAT AUSTRALIAN MEAT PIE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in a heavy bottom saucepan over high heat and cook the onion and garlic until soft. Add mince and cook until browned, which should take about 4-5 minutes. 2. Add cornflour to the meat and stir in the stock, sauces and Vegemite. When it starts boiling again, reduce the heat and let it simmer for 8 minutes or until thick. Let it cool down. 3. Preheat oven to 220°C. Grease and flour 4 individual round pans to make it non stick. Cut 4 large circles of pastry, just enough to cover the bases and go slightly over the sides of the pans and prick several times with a fork. if you don't have enough space to cut the top circles out of the remaining pastry, knead the remaining dough back into a ball and roll it out flat again on a lightly floured surface. Use one of the pans to shape and cut of the top circles. 4. Fill each base with a fourth of the mince mixture. Brush rims with water and place the top circles over the meat. Press hard to seal the sides and trim the excess of pastry. Brush with the egg yolk. 5. Season with salt & pepper and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden.

AUSTRALIAN MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. Brown meat and onion. Add 3/4 c of the water, bouillon cubes, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, oregano and nutmeg. Boil and cover for 15 minutes. Blend flour with the remaining 1/4 c water until it becomes a smooth paste; add to the meat mix. Let cool. Grease a pie dish and line with puff pastry. Add the cooled filling mixture; brush edges of pastry with milk or beaten egg; put the pastry top on; press edges down with a fork. Trim edges and glaze top with milk or beaten egg. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and bake for 25 more minutes or until edges are brown. Can be topped with mashed potatoes, peas and gravy.

AUSTRALIAN MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Dredge beef in flour and sear in oil in a hot pan. Add the garlic and onion and saute for 4 more minutes. Add the spices, Worcestershire and soy sauce and cook until the liquid is almost dissolved. Add the stock and cook until the meat is coated in thick gravy. Transfer to a container and cool.
• Roll 2 sheets of pastry to 1/2-inch thickness. Line 8-inch tart molds with the rolled pastry. Line the pastry with tin foil and prebake for about 8 minutes. Let cool.
• Roll out the remaining pastry sheets and cut lids for the pies. Fill baked shells with the meat mixture and cover with the cut pastry lids. Attach lids with egg wash. Brush the tops with the remaining egg wash and sprinkle with black pepper.
• Bake for 8 minutes or until golden brown.