Meat Pie

Ingredients

• •Ground beef
• •Onion
• •Beef stock
• •Worcestershire sauce
• •Puff pastry
• •Tomato sauce

Steps

1. 1Heat oil in a large pan and brown ground beef with chopped onion, breaking the meat into small crumbles as it cooks.
2. 2Add beef stock and a splash of Worcestershire sauce, then simmer the mixture for about 20 minutes, until it reduces into a thick, savory filling.
3. 3Mix a little flour or cornstarch with cold water to make a slurry, then stir it into the filling to thicken it further.
4. 4Season with salt and pepper, then remove the filling from the heat and let it cool completely.
5. 5Line small pie tins with rolled-out pastry, pressing it gently into the corners and trimming the excess.
6. 6Spoon the cooled meat filling into each pastry-lined tin.
7. 7Top each pie with a circle of puff pastry, pressing and crimping the edges together to seal, then cut a small slit in the top to vent steam.
8. 8Brush with beaten egg and bake in a hot oven for about 25 minutes, until the pastry turns puffed and golden, then serve hot with a squeeze of tomato sauce on top.