Meat Pie Recipe

This Meat Pie recipe has to be one of the best ground beef recipes. The ground meat is given a long, slow bake at a low temperature. This produces a meltingly rich gravy and soft meat. The light puff pastry is then placed over the top and it is then baked at a high heat for about 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

You will need a casserole dish with a lid for baking the ground meat. Ideally, use one that is suitable on top of the hob as well, to save on washing up.

You will also need 6 ramekins. If you don't want to make this dish up in individual ramekin dishes, you can make it up in a large ovenproof dish.

Method:

1. Heat the oven to 350° F / 180° C.
2. Brown the ground beef in the oil, in a couple of batches. (If you put it all into the oil at one time it will just become a gray mass). Keep the meat on one side.
3. Fry the onions until they take on a deep caramelized color. This gives flavor to the dish.
4. Add the carrots and fry for a minute.
5. Add the ground meat back to the pan. Add the tomato paste, rosemary, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and the stock. Cover with a lid and bake in the oven for 1 - 1½ hours.
6. When the ground meat has cooked, transfer it to the ovenproof ramekin dishes.
7. Roll out the pastry. Cut it into squares that will fit on top of the ramekin dishes. Place 2 squares on top of the meat, at an angle to each other. Repeat for each ramekin.
8. If you are using a large dish, place the pastry over the meat. Prick the pastry in a few places to allow the steam to escape. With the leftover pastry, cut a few leaves or attractive shapes and arrange on top of the pie. It is a good idea to leave about an inch / 2½ cm pastry overhang - this allows for any shrinkage as the pastry cooks.
9. Bake at 400° F / 200° C for about 20 minutes, until the puff pastry is crisp and golden.
10. Serve your Meat Pie recipe with green beans or broccoli, or a big salad.

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