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History
In Australia and New Zealand a meat pie is a hand-held pie of diced or minced meat and gravy, sometimes with onion, mushroom or cheese, in a pastry crust, and the minced beef version has been described as Australia's national dish. It is usually eaten from the hand with tomato sauce, as a takeaway snack or at football matches. The Four'n Twenty pie was first made in 1947 by L. T. McClure in a small bakery in Bendigo, and Sargents could trace its pie making back to 1891.
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Common allergens: Gluten, Egg, Dairy
Make it at home
Ingredients
- 500g beef mince
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 350ml beef stock
- 1 tsp Vegemite (optional, for depth)
- 2 sheets ready-made shortcrust pastry, thawed
- 2 sheets ready-made puff pastry, thawed
- 1 egg, beaten with 1 tbsp milk
Method
- Brown the beef mince in 1 tbsp oil over medium-high heat, breaking up lumps, 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Add onion and garlic to same pan; cook 5 minutes. Return beef, sprinkle flour over, stir to coat.
- Add tomato paste, Worcestershire, stock and Vegemite. Simmer uncovered 25 minutes until thick gravy forms. Season; cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Grease 6 individual pie tins.
- Cut shortcrust pastry to line tins; cut puff pastry for lids. Fill bases with cooled mixture, top with puff, crimp edges, brush with egg wash.
- Bake 25 minutes until puff is deeply golden. Cool 5 minutes in tins; serve with tomato sauce.
Tip from the editors. Serve the pies hot with tomato sauce on top, to be eaten from the hand the way they are at the football.
Where to eat aussie meat pie
Aussie Meat Pie in Brisbane
Featured by TableJourney as a signature dish of Brisbane. See where to eat Aussie Meat Pie in Brisbane or the Brisbane signature dishes guide.
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