Micro Beef Pie Recipes

MINI MEAT PIES (AUSTRALIAN PARTY PIES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180˚C / 360˚F.
• Remove 2 frozen sheets of shortcrust pastry and puff pastry and leave them on the bench to thaw.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pan and throw in the onions and garlic. Stir them around and cook until nicely fragrant and you just want to eat them all up (around a minute or so). You know, that amazing "Oh my god as if that's only onions and garlic" smell.
• Add the beef mince and cook until nicely browned, then pour over with red wine and sprinkle in the smoked paprika and nutmeg. Next, add in the mushrooms and grated carrots. Cook down until all the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally so nothing sticks and burns.
• Now reduce the heat to medium and add in the tomato paste, beef stock and that glossy brown gravy. Give everything a good stir. Remove from the heat and start working on those pie crusts!
• Use a large circular jar or bowl to cut out circles roughly 12 cm / 4.5 inches in diameter for the shortcrust pastry bases, and 8 cm / 3 inches for the puff pastry tops. Note: Sizes may vary slightly depending on the size of your muffin tray.
• Press the shortcrust bases out into a muffin tin, then scoop in some of the beef filling until they're full to the top. Don't overfill, as this will cause the pies to leak while cooking and pop the tops off.
• Next, place the puff pastry lids over each pie and press around the edge of each lid with your finger to seal them.
• Baste with the beaten egg and pierce the tops 4 times with a skewer. Pop them in the oven to bake for around 25 minutes or until the tops are flaky and golden brown.
• Serve hot with your favourite sauces such as tomato sauce/ketchup, bbq sauce, Worcestershire sauce or takoyaki sauce.

EASY MINI ALE AND MEAT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Lightly flour a work surface. Roll each crust out to about 1/8-inch thick. Cut dough to fit three 3x5-inch loaf pans. Push dough into tins and up the edges using your fingertips. Roll out remaining dough for use as top crusts and set aside.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add potatoes, celery, onion, and carrot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Add beef and cook until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add peas, corn, and ale; cook and stir until reduced by a bit more than half, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• Add flour to the vegetable-ale mixture and stir constantly until thick and almost pasty, 1 to 3 minutes. Add stock slowly, stirring constantly. Add ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, tomato bouillon, rosemary, and garlic powder. Reduce heat and simmer until filling mixture reduces to desired thickness and potatoes are cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat and allow filling to cool slightly. Fill crusts with filling. Top with remaining dough and pinch edges to seal. Brush tops of pies with beaten egg wash. Cut 3 slits in the top of each pie for air to escape. Place tins on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.

BEEF AND CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine 1 cup biscuit mix and milk; stir until a soft ball forms. Turn onto a floured surface; knead 5 times. Roll out dough to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer to pie plate; trim and flute edges., In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and remaining biscuit mix. Pour into crust. Spoon tomatoes over top. Combine eggs and cheese; pour over tomatoes., Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting. Serve with chili sauce if desired.

MICRO BEEF PIE

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients.
• Press into a 9" round glass dish.
• Cover and cook in microwave on Hi for 3-5 minutes.
• Drain liquid.
• Layer potato, onions and mushrooms on meat crust.
• Cover and cook in microwave for 4 1/2 to 8 1/5 minutes.
• Sprinkle cheeses and parsley on pie.
• Cover and cook in microwave, on medium, for 2-3 minutes.
• Let stand for 2-3 minutes before cutting.