Easy Mince Pies
Ingredients for Easy Mince Pies:
- 15 ml olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 gloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 2 birds eye chilli, finely chopped
- 1 kg good quality beef mince
- handful of chopped thyme and rosemary
- 1 can chopped and peeled tomato
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- ½ cup good quality beef stock
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- salt and pepper to season
- 1 large potato, peeled and chopped
- fresh parsley to season
- 1 roll puff pastry
- 1 egg, whisked as egg wash
Method for Easy Mince Pies:
- First off, heat the olive oil in a saucepan and saute the onion, garlic and chilli until soft. Add the beef mince and brown. Add the herbs and mix through.
- Add the tomato can, tomato puree, beef stock, sugar and seasoning. Mix through.
- Add the potatoes and leave to simmer for 20 – 25 minutes. If you need to reduce a but of the liquid, cook for another few minutes.
- Remove from heat, add the parsley and set aside.
- Roll out the puff pastry and use an appropriate cutter to cut the pastry as to line it in the muffin tins. Scoop spoonfuls of mince in the pastry. Top the pies with another disc of pastry, gently brush with egg wash and bake in the oven for 20 – 25 minutes until golden brown at 180 degrees Celsius. Serve with a garden salad or roasted vegetables. Makes 12 pies.
