Fairdinkumaussiemeatpie Recipes

AUSSIE MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Cook onion and meat until meat is well browned. Add 3/4 cup water, stock cubes, sauces and seasonings, bring to the boil, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Blend flour with remaining water to make a smooth paste. Add to the meat and bring to the boil, stirring continuously; boil 5 minutes, cool.
• Line a lightly greased pie plate with the shortcrust pastry.
• Spoon in the cooled meat filling.
• Moisten edges of pastry base with water. Top with puff pastry sheet, pressing down gently to seal edges. Trim and score edges. Glaze.
• Bake in very hot oven for 15 minutes, reduce to moderately hot and cook a further 25 minutes or until pastry is goldn.

FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat hot oven (200 degrees).
• Line a medium sized oven proof pie dish with 1 1/2 sheets of pastry and trim the edges. Make sure the pastry covers the base and up the sides of the dish.
• Cook mince and onion until mince is brown, season with salt and pepper.
• When meat is cooked, thicken with the Gravy mixture.
• Tip into prepared pie dish.
• Brush around edges with milk. Put the 1 1/2 on top of pie to seal. Trim edges and prick with a fork. Brush with beaten milk.
• Cook in a hot oven 15 minutes, then turn oven back to moderate (180 degrees) and cook a further 20 minutes.
• This pie is great served with mashed potato, peas and plenty of tomato sauce!

THE GREAT AUSSIE MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Brown mince.
• Add onion finely diced and brown.
• Drain off fat.
• Add stock cubes crumbled, 1-½ cups of water, salt and pepper and stir until boiling.
• Reduce heat and cover, simmering for an additional 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• In a cup combine flour and extra water and stir until smooth.
• Add flour mixture to meat and stir until combined.
• Return to heat, stir until it comes to a boil and is thickened.
• Add Worcestershire sauce.
• Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes then remove from heat and refrigerate.
• Once cool fill in bottom of piecrust.
• Put top on and pierce the centre with a knife.
• Combine egg yolk with a bit of water and brush over the top.
• Follow directions on frozen pie crusts or bake at 400 for 5 minutes (or until golden brown) then reduce heat to moderate (200) and cook for an additional 10 minutes.