Ghanaian Meat Pie
Flaky pastry filled with minced beef, onions and green peppers. These meat pies are delicious and a popular Ghanaian snack.
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Servings: 8
Calories: 4127kcal
Ingredients
Meat Pie Filling
- 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
- 300 minced beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- ½ teaspoon all purpose seasoning
- 1 small maggi stock cube
- salt to taste
- 1 large green pepper, chopped into small cubes
Pastry
- 400 grams (3⅓ cups) self raising flour
- 255 grams (1 cup plus 1 tablespoon) cold margarine or butter
- pinch of salt
- 60 ml (¼ cup) cold water
- 1 egg, whisked
Instructions
Minced Beef Filling
- Add a little oil to a large frying pan and heat up. Add the mince and onions and cook on medium heat until it browns, stirring in between. this takes about 5 minutes.
- Mix in tomato puree and cook for 2 minutes. Add in all purpose seasoning stock cube and salt. Remove from heat and leave to cool, then stir in chopped green peppers.
Pastry
- Sift flour and salt into a large mixing bowl.
- Add margarine to the flour and rub in using your fingertips. Add all the cold water at once and use your fingers to bring the pastry together.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead very lightly.
- Shape the dough into a disk and wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled, at least an hour or up to overnight.
To Assemble
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C fan/200°/400°F.
- Line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper.
- Lightly dusk a work surface and a rolling pin with flour. Roll out chilled dough. This should be carried out in short, sharp stroked with light even pressure in a forward movement only. Turn the pastry as you roll.
- Using either a saucer or a large circle cutter, cut circles in the dough. Place a quarter cup of filling in the centre of the circle.
- Fold dough over making it into a semicircle. Take a pastry brush and dip in water and moisten edges of dough circle then pinch sides together with a fork. Use a fork and poke holes on the top of the meat pies.Place meat pies on the baking tray.
- Brush the tops of pies with egg wash and bake in oven for 25 minutes or until the pies are golden brown.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 4127kcal | Carbohydrates: 328.2g | Protein: 143.8g | Fat: 246.9g | Saturated Fat: 44.2g | Cholesterol: 432mg | Sodium: 5009mg | Potassium: 2262mg | Fiber: 16.1g | Sugar: 10.2g | Calcium: 209mg | Iron: 77mg
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