Aussie Meat Pie

Aussie Meat Pie
Preparation time:
20 mins
Cooking time:
45 mins
Serves:
4
Recipe provided by: Weight Watchers
Rating:
Nothing beats a meat pie with flaky pastry! We've made ours healthier than commercial brands by using lean beef mince and canola puff pastry.

Ingredients

  • 1 spray Gold 'n' Canola Canola oil spray
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 400 g extra lean beef mince
  • 1 whole beef stock cube, dissolved in 1 cup hot water
  • 2 tbs oyster sauce
  • 2 tbs cornflour, dissolved in 2 tbs warm water
  • 2 sheet canola puff pastry, slightly thawed

Method

1. Preheat oven to 210°C. Spray 4 x 15cm diameter pie tins with oil and set aside.

2. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat and spray with oil. Add onion and cook, stirring for 10 minutes, or until soft and golden. Increase heat to high and add mince. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring for 5 minutes breaking up any lumps with back of a wooden spoon.

3. Add stock and oyster sauce, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes, or until liquid has reduced. Add cornflour mixture and cook, stirring for a further 2 minutes to thicken. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

4. Meanwhile cut pastry sheet into quarters to make 4 squares. Line pie tins with 4 of the pastry squares and fill with an equal amount of mince mixture. Place remaining pastry squares on top, gathering and pressing the pastry bottom and pastry top together so that mixture doesn't escape during cooking. Place pies on an oven tray and bake in pre-heated oven for 30 minutes. Rotate oven tray during baking, to evenly brown the pastry.

5. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from tins and serving.

Notes

POINTS® Value: 7.5
We used oyster sauce to both darken meat and add extra flavour. We also cut the pastry sheet into quarters to save the trouble of cutting out pastry discs. Doing this saves on time and results in a more rustic looking pie. Any leftover pies can be wrapped individually and stored in the fridge for 2-3 days. These are also suitable to freeze for up to 3 months. Simply defrost overnight in fridge and reheat in a moderate oven for approximately 30 minutes. Try serving with creamy mashed potato and peas.


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3 Comments

  1. CherylA 05:24am Saturday 14th November 2009 EST Report Abuse

    I made them for actors on a set - they loved it! Cheryl www.usafilmproduction.com

  2. Schmoo_withazing 11:38am Wednesday 28th October 2009 EST Report Abuse

    Have just made 2 batches of these pies and they are wonderful. My kids will love them too.

  3. Schmoo_withazing 11:37am Wednesday 28th October 2009 EST Report Abuse

    Are these pies suitable to freeze after baking?

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