Nigerian Meat Pie

Name: Nigerian Meat Pie
Total time: 120 min
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 4 cups plain flour, plus a little for rolling; 10 tbsp cold butter, diced; 10 tbsp cold margarine; 1 pinch salt for pastry; 5–7 tbsp cold water for pastry; 1½ tbsp sunflower oil; ½ cup onion, diced; 450 g minced beef; 1 cup potato, peeled and finely diced; 1 cup carrot, finely diced; 1 tsp curry powder; ½ tsp dried thyme; 2 seasoning cubes; To taste salt and dried chilli; 1½–2 cups water for filling; 2 tbsp plain flour for thickening; 4 tbsp cold water for slurry; 1 egg, beaten for sealing and brushing

NigerianMedium120 min

"Golden crimped pastry around a savoury beef filling."

Half-moon shortcrust pies filled with minced beef, potato and carrot. Makes about 15 small pies.

Origin

Nigeria

Part of the Nigerian Table.

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