# Homemade Meat Pies

Hearty, cosy, and flavorful homemade meat pies, perfect for dinner, lunchboxes, or freezing.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 kg beef mince
- 2 diced carrots
- 2 diced celery sticks
- 2 diced onions
- 0.5 cup tomato paste
- 2 tbsp crushed garlic
- 0.25 cup worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsp beef stock powder
- 2 tbsp flour
- 2 cups water
- 6 puff pastry sheets
- a little olive oil
- 1 egg, whisked

## Instructions

1. Heat a pan with a splash of olive oil.
2. Cook carrots, celery, and onion for about 5 minutes to soften.
3. Add beef mince and cook until browned.
4. Stir through tomato paste, garlic, worcestershire sauce, stock powder, and flour.
5. Cook for 2 minutes.
6. Add water and simmer until thick and gravy-like.
7. Cool filling in the fridge (overnight is best if you can).
8. Cut each pastry sheet into 4 squares.
9. Spoon filling onto one square of pastry.
10. Brush the edges of the pastry with egg.
11. Top with another square of pastry and seal.
12. Brush the tops of the pies with egg.
13. Bake at 200°C for 25 to 30 minutes until golden.

## Equipment

- pan
- fridge

## Tips

- Cool filling in the fridge, overnight is best if possible.
- Meat pies are freezer friendly; they can be frozen before baking or after.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT6DgmHkxXx/?igsh=MW4wa2puM2lsZXd2cw==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0bec3c96-5081-4d0f-9fa2-7dfd80ce767b
- Extracted: 2026-01-26

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