Meat Pies

Submitted by grapefruit

"Got this recipe from a Family Circle cookbook. Made these meat pies tonight but was running short of time & the shortcrust pastry hadn't thawed as yet, so i just used puff pastry squares instead - by pressing them into muffin holes and filling them up with the meat mixture."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 4 sheets ready rolled shortcrust pastry
• 2 small tomatoes, sliced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

• Filling

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 500 g minced beef
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups beef stock
• 1⁄3 cup tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary

directions

1. Preheat oven to 210C.
2. CUt pastry into circles using a round 10 cm fluted cutter.
3. Press pastry circles into large muffin tins.
4. Heat oil in a heavy based pan, add onion and garlic and cook till onion is soft.
5. add mince, cook over high heat for 3 mins or until well browned and all the liquid has evaporated.
6. use a fork to break up any lumps, add flour and stir till combined.
7. cook over medium heat 1 min.
8. add stock , sauces and rosemary and stir till boiling, then reduce heat to low and let it simmer for 5 mins or until mixture has reduced and thickened.
9. allow to cool.
10. divide filling between pastry circles.
11. top each with a whole slice or 2 half slices of tomato, sprinkle with oregano.
12. bake for 25 mnins or until pastry is golden brown and crisp.
13. serve hot.