Thursday 15 October 2015

Madhouse recipe : Mince & Veg Open Puff Pie


According to my menu plan, I was supposed to be making cottage pie but, as I mentioned last week when I made Chicken & Veg Puff, I always have a pack of ready-made puff pastry in the fridge, so I decided to innovate. I was going to make a big mince & onion filled pasty, then added extra veg, so in the end, there was way too much filling to actually close it ! It therefore evolved into an open puff pastry pie which ended up being rather tasty !

Mince & Veg Open Puff Pie


ingredients :

1 sheet ready-made puff pastry
1 pack beef mince (or turkey/Quorn woud work fine too)
2 onions
3 mushrooms
2 carrots
a handful of frozen peas
1 beef stock cube and a cup of water
salt, pepper, smoked paprika, garlic granules, oregano, thyme
a little milk (optional)


Peel and chop the carrots, onions and mushrooms.


Brown the mince then toss in the vegetables and cook, stirring, for 5-10 minutes until the meat is cooked through. Add the herbs/spices.


Toss in the frozen peas and stir through a little water and a stock cube. Cook for 10 minutes until the water has almost all reduced and the carrots are cooked. 


Lay the puff pastry out on a baking tray. Pour the meat filling in the middle of the pastry then push the edges towards the centre. If you want a more golden finish, brush with a little milk.


Bake for about half an hour at 180° until the pastry is golden brown. Serve with mashed potato.

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2 comments:

  1. What a brilliant idea, never thought to do an open pie before, this looks great

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