Australian Meat Pies

Bake up this recipe for Australia's national food: Australian meat pies filled with browned beef and onion and seasoned with Worcestershire sauce.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 377 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 cubes beef bouillon
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts for a double-crust pie
• 0.75 cup water
• 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
• 0.25 cup ketchup
• 0.25 cup cornstarch
• 0.25 teaspoon ground pepper, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until crusts are brown and flaky, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool pies in the muffin tin before removing, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Cut pie dough into 12 circles using a 4-inch biscuit cutter. Line each prepared muffin cup with a pie dough circle, pressing into the bottom and up sides of cups. Fill each cup with meat mixture.

Step 4

Cut puff pastry dough into 12 circles using a 3-inch biscuit cutter. Top each filled muffin cup with a puff pastry circle; seal edges together. Brush puff pastry tops with beaten egg.

Step 5

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and onion; cook and stir until meat is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add ¾ cup water, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, bouillon cubes, oregano, and black pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until combined, about 10 minutes.

Step 6

Whisk cornstarch and remaining ¼ cup water together in a bowl to form a paste; stir into meat mixture. Cook until thickened, about 5 minutes more. Remove from heat.