Minced Beef Pie

Ingredients

• 30 mlVegetable oil
• 500 gGround beef
• 110 gOnion
• 15 gTomato paste
• 12 gFlour
• 75 gMushroom
• 250 mlBeef broth
• 5 mlWorcestershire sauce
• 400 gShortcrust pastry
• 1 pcsEgg yolk

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare

   • Preheat the oven to 200 °C (400 °F).
   • Peel and finely chop the onion, clean and roughly chop the mushrooms. Beat the egg yolk.
2. 2

   Cook filling

   • Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and brown the minced beef 4–5 minutes, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
   • Add the onion and cook 2–3 minutes. Stir in the tomato purée and cook another 2–3 minutes.
   • Sprinkle in the plain flour and cook 1 minute, then add the mushrooms, beef stock and Worcestershire sauce.
   • Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, cool slightly and transfer the filling to a 1-liter pie dish.
3. 3

   Shape and bake

   • Roll out the shortcrust pastry slightly larger than the pie dish and drape it over the dish. Press and trim the edges, shape the rim.
   • Cut decorative leaves from trimmings and stick them on with beaten yolk. Make a few slits for steam and brush with remaining yolk.
   • Bake for 20–25 minutes until golden brown. Slice into wedges to serve.