Meat Pie
Meat Pie is a pie with a filling of meat and often other savory ingredients.Nigerian "meat pie" is similar to the Jamaican beef patty.
Ingredients
For stuffing
- vegetable oil
- pepper
- salt
- flour
- ground beef
- bouillon cube
- thyme
- onion
- potatoes
- carrots
For dough
- butter
- salt
- water
- egg
- baking powder
- flour
Instructions
For stuffing
- Place a large saucepan on medium heat, add the vegetable oil, onions, ground beef stir until the ground beef starts to turn brown.
- Add the potatoes and carrots and cook for some minutes.
- Taste to make sure it is well spiced, add a little bit more of spices as needed. In a small bowl add your flour and mix in a little bit of water to form a thick paste. Add the paste and stir for some minutes. The stuffing should be thick and tasty.
For dough
- Grease the oven tray with butter and set aside.
- Beat the egg and set aside too
- Put the flour, baking powder, salt and butter in a bowl, use your hands to mix the ingredients until they start to feel like bread crumbs
- Slowly begin to add some cold water and mix until you get a stiff dough (knead the dough)
- Roll the dough on a flat surface and using a round object or a knife, cut a round circle. Place the filling at the middle of the dough and rub the egg lightly around the edges, close it up using a fork or better still you use meat pie cutter to press it down.
- Glaze the top of the pie with the egg gently.
- Place the pie on the greased oven tray and place in a preheated oven to bake for 30 minute. The pie will be golden brown when done.
Nutrition
Calories: 157kcal
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