Homemade meat pies

Makes

4

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cornflour
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon Vegemite
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large brown onion, finely chopped
• 500g beef mince
• 2 sheets frozen ready-rolled shortcrust pastry, thawed
• 2 sheets frozen ready-rolled puff pastry, thawed
• 1 egg, beaten

Method

1. Combine cornflour, 1/2 cup water, tomato sauce, worcestershire sauce, Vegemite and salt and pepper in a jug. Mix until Vegemite is dissolved.
2. Heat oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until soft. Increase heat to high. Add mince and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 4 minutes or until browned. Stir in sauce mixture. Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 5 minutes or until thick. Set aside to cool completely.
3. Place a baking tray in oven. Preheat tray and oven to 200°C. Grease four 1-cup capacity pie tins. Cut two 14cm rounds from each shortcrust pastry sheet. Use to line base and sides of pie tins. Spoon mince mixture into pastry shells. Brush pastry edges with cold water. Cut two 12cm rounds from each puff pastry sheet. Use to cover filling, pressing pastry edges together with a fork to seal. Brush tops with egg.
4. Place pies on hot baking tray. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden. Stand in tins for 5 minutes before serving.

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I tried this one last night (3rd of August 2011)

It was a HIT,,, didn't look the same as the picture in

the recipe ~ but it was delicious.

I added some spinach and a tossed-salad to the pies 

and “Voilà!”  a nice and healthy home made meal.