RECIPE: MEAT PIE

MEAT PIE

 For Nigerian Meat Pie Filling:

•300g of minced meat

•1 onion

•3 carrots

•2 Irish potatoes

•1 cooking spoonful of Vegetable Oil

•Seasoning   of choice (but preferably (Maggi / Knorr cubes),

A teaspoon of thyme,

A teaspoon of curry

•2 tablespoons of plain flour or corn flour (to make a binder)

•Cool water 200ml

•Salt to taste

Nigerian Meat Pie Dough:

•Plain Flour 500g

•Baking Powder 1 teaspoon

•Salt 3\4 teaspoon)

•Margarine200g

•Cool Water - about 75 ml Before you make the pie :

Grind or mince the meat, if you haven’t done that yet, Chop or mince the onions and set aside

Wash and Scrape the carrots, Peel the Irish potatoes, rinse these carrot and potatoesand cut into very tiny cubes.

Directions for making Nigerian Meat Pie

First step is to prepare the Meat Pie Filling

*Heat up the oil on medium heat.Then add the chopped onions and stir fry a bit; add the minced meat to the pot and stir well till the minced meat looses its pink color.

*Now, Add 1 cup of water to the pot, and then add the thyme, curry. Cover the pot and

leave to boil.

*As the minced meat begins to boil, add salt to  taste, add the diced potatoes and carrots and leave to cook until the vegetables are well cooked.

*Next, dissolve 2 tablespoonful of the plain flour or corn flour in half cup of cold water . Mix thoroughly and add the mix to the meat pie filling in the pot.

*Now mix throughly, put off the heat and set aside to cool a bit.

second Step is to prepare the dough

**Break an egg, whisk it and set aside for later use

**Grease the oven tray that you would be using; Do this by rubbing margarine inside  the

tray and set aside.This helps to prevent burning and sticking to the pan ..Set aside for later use.

*Put the 500g of flour into a big bowl; add 1 teaspoon of baking powder and a pinch of salt. Mix  well.

*Add the margarine and mix thoroughly until the mixture looks more like bread crumbs or sieved garri.

*Now, add just a little cold water,add this bit by bit, and while you do that, keep on mixing until you get a stiff dough.

*Next, Knead the dough well and leave  to rest for 5 minutes, then place on a lightly floored table.

*Now, Preheat the oven at 335°F  or 170°C  and continue with the meat pies.

*Next, roll the dough on the table, it shouldn’t be too flat or too thick.

*Using a circular shaped cutter, cut out some circles;You can make use of any clean object you have to get your desired sizeor meatpie cutters

*Remove the excess dough, and then using tablespoon, scoop some of the meat pie filling and place in the center of the circular cut dough. Don’t add a lot of filling, so that your meat pie won't look bumpy at

the top.

*Now rub the whisked egg, on the edges of the dough you are working with. This helps to prevent the meat pie from bursting open while in the oven.

*The next step is to fold the one side of the circular dough to join the other part, to form a semicircle. Use a fork to press the edges tight(This also forms a pretty design) If you are using the meat pie cutters you do not need the fork design just press together after putting the egg

Now transfer unto the greased  tray and repeat this process for the remaining circles.

*When all the meat pies are folded, rub the whisked egg on the surface of the meat pies. The egg helps to give the meat pie a golden shine, but this is optional.

*Place the Meat pies in the preheated oven and leave tobake for 35 minutes Or until the meat pies are lightly browned. You can check it from time to time, if you are not sure of the temperature of your oven.

Meat pies are ready when they are lightlybrown…………

……………………………….Enjoy.