Aussie Meat Pie
By: Anonymous
Published: Monday, March 22, 2010 - 12:14am

Ingredients




1 onion finely chopped
500 grams lean minced beef
1 cup water
2 beef stock cubes crumbled
1/4 cup tomato sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
1 pch nutmeg
3 tablespoons plain flour
1 sht ready rolled shortcrust pastry thawed
1 sht ready rolled puff pastry thawed
1 beaten egg for glazing.

Preparation

1 Cook onion and meat until well browned. Add ) cup of water, stock, cubes, sauces and seasoning. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Blend flour with remaining water to make a smooth paste. 2 Add to the meat and bring to the boil, stirring continuously. Boil for 5 minutes, then leave to cool. Line a lightly greased pie plate or individual dishes with the shortcrust pastry. Spoon in the cooked meat filling. Moisten the edges of pastry base with water. 3 Top with puff pastry, then press down gently to seal the edges, and trim and score the edges. Glaze and bake in a hot oven for 15 minutes, then reduce to moderately hot and cook for a further 25 minutes or until pastry is golden.