Meat Pie

Meat pie is a popular savory pastry snack filled with a rich mixture of minced meat, potatoes, and vegetables, all enclosed in a flaky, slightly sweet crust. It’s a beloved grab-and-go food across Nigeria and is commonly served at parties, bakeries, school canteens, and roadside stalls.

Ingredients

• For the dough:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1 egg (For egg wash)
• For the filling:
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1 small scotch bonnet
• 1kg minced meat
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 carrot (diced)
• 1 potato (diced)
• 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon Salt

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt and mix well. Then cut the cold butter and add to the bowl,
2. mix well using your fingertips until the mixture is crumbly.
3. Gradually add cold water and knead into a dough. Wrap in cling film and let chill in the fridge for an hour.
4. In a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Add minced meat and cook till brown season with thyme, curry
5. powder, seasoning cube and salt and mix well.
6. Add onions, garlic, scotch bonnet, carrot and potato, pour in ¼ cup of water and simmer till potato and
7. carrot are tender.
8. In a small bowl mix, flour and water, stir until smooth and pour into the beef mixture. Simmer until the
9. mixture thickens, set aside and allow to cool.
10. 3. Generously flour the work surface, portion the dough equally. Roll out the dough and cut into circles.
11. Place a spoonful of the meat filling in the center.
12. Fold top half over to form a semicircle, then press down around the edges gently with a fork to seal.
13. Transfer to a baking sheet, crack an egg in a small bowl and whisk well. Brush the surface of the pies
14. with egg wash and bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 20 to 30 minutes until golden brown.