Aussie Meat Pies



Adapted from:
http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/recipes/aussie-meat-pies/69279

I did not make my own pastry but I promise I will when I am given more time in the future.

Ingredients for Pie Filling:

2 garlic cloves minced
1 brown onion minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp cornflour
500 g minced beef
3 stalks of celery minced
1 large carrot minced
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 small teaspoon of Thermomix vegetable stock diluted with 1/2cup water (can omit and replace with salt)
1 tbsp Vegemite
1 tbsp. of mix dried herbs of choice (I used dried parsley)
100 g button mushrooms, , thinly sliced
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
a squeeze of tomato ketchup

Method:
1. Sautee the garlic and onions until fragrant
2. Add in the beef, season with pepper, soy, Worcestershire sauce and vegemite
3. Next add in the mushroom and continue to cook the mixture down
4. Add in the vegetables together with vegetable stock and cornflour. Add in pepper and continue to add seasoning until taste suits.
5. I let the filling cool in the fridge overnight
6. To bake the pies, I used store bought shortcrust and puff pastry. Shortcrust goes to the button and puff is to line at the top of the pie.
7. I used the 12 muffin tray to make the pies. I cut a large circle to ensure I am able to fill the muffin hole with the shortcrust pastry. Fill them up with the filling and cut a smaller circle to cover the top. Use some water to seal the sides
8. Mine pies exploded as I did not seal them properly. Also the shortcrust pastry is really hard to handle.
9. Bake for 20 minutes at 175C