Australian Meat Pie
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4.3
9 reviews
Good
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Prep Time
1 hr 45 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 45 mins
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Total Time
3 hrs 30 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Australian
Australian Meat Pie
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Meat pie, one of the most emblematic dishes of Australia, is a pie stuffed with beef traditionally served in individual portions.
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Ingredients
For the dough
- 2½ cups flour
- 8 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup milk (warm)
- ¼ cup water (warm)
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the filling
- 1 lb beef , minced or cut into fine pieces
- 2 oz Bacon , finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large onion , finely chopped
- ½ cup red wine
- ½ cup beef broth
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
- ½ bunch parsley , finely chopped
- 2 pinches of grated nutmeg
- salt
- freshly ground pepper
To brush the dough
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ketchup
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Instructions
Dough
- Bring water and milk to boil. Add the butter and melt.
- Mix the flour and salt separately and add the liquids.
- Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface and form a smooth, soft dough.
- Cover the dough and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Filling
- Sear the meat in butter and set aside.
- Sauté the bacon and then the onion.
- Add the meat and sauté for 5 minutes over medium / high heat, stirring constantly.
- Deglaze with red wine and stir well.
- Add broth, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup and nutmeg.
- Cover and braise for 1 hour.
- Dissolve the cornstarch in the tablespoon of water, and add to the meat.
- Add parsley. Add salt and pepper.
- Simmer for another 2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
- Remove excess sauce and set aside. Cool meat completely.
- Preheat convection oven to 350F/180C.
- Roll dough to about ⅛ inch (3mm) thick on a lightly floured surface.
- Cut four 6-inch (15cm) diameter circles with a cookie cutter.
- Place circle of dough inside buttered molds. Fill with meat and a little sauce. Reserve remaining sauce.
- Fold the edges over the filling.
- Gather the remaining dough and roll it again.
- Cut four 5-inch (12cm) diameter circles with a cookie cutter.
- Make a small x with a knife at the center of each circle.
- Place on the filling, and press edges so that the two layers of dough adhere.
- Beat the egg yolk and milk. Brush the pies and the edges with the mixture.
- Bake in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes.
- Serve the Australian meat pies hot with ketchup on top.
- Serve the reserved sauce separately.
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4.3
9 reviews
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