Australian Meat Pie Recipe with Olive Oil Shortcrust Pastry (Dairy Free Recipe)

Ingredients

For the olive oil shortcrust pastry:

• 600g (21 ounces) all-purpose flour + extra to dust the rolling pin & bench
• Salt to taste (I used about 1/2 tsp)
• 3/4 cup of olive oil + extra to grease the pie pan
• Approximately 3/4 cup of cold water

Meat filling:

• 1 tsp cooking oil
• 1 brown onion, peeled & diced
• 500g mince beef
• 1 Tbsp cornflour
• 3/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup tomato sauce
• 2 Tbsps Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tbsp barbecue sauce
• Soy sauce to taste

Other:

• 1 Egg, lightly beaten

Directions

For the pastry:

• in an exceedingly bowl, combine along flour and salt. Then add in oil employing a fork till resembles breadcrumbs.

• bit by bit stir in cold water (about 3/4 cup as a guide because it could vary) till the mixture forms a dough.

• Wrap the dough in cling wrap and permit it to rest within the electric refrigerator for a minimum of half-hour. (Click here for play-by-play photos)

For the filling:

• Heat oil in an exceedingly cooking pan. once the oil is hot, add onion and saute till clear.

• Add mince beef and brown it till totally roasted. within the in the meantime, combine amylum and 3/4 cup water in an exceedingly bowl and put aside.

• Add the amylum mixture, pasta sauce, Worcestershire and sauce and blend well with the mince beef. enable the meat mixture to simmer over medium-low heat till the sauce is thickened. Season with condiment and permit the meat filling to chill.

Assemble the pie:

• heat up the kitchen appliance to 190C/170C Fan/ 375F. Grease the pie pan (I use this pie pan) with some olive oil/cooking oil and put aside.

• Roll to flatten the dough to concerning 3mm in thickness. Cut vi x 13cm circles from the shortcrust pastry. Use to line bases and sides of the pans. Spoon with mince.

• Brush rims with water. Roll and flatten the remaining dough and cut vi x 13cm circles from the shortcrust pastry and place over meat. Press to seal with a fork. Trim and brush with crushed egg.

• Bake within the preheated kitchen appliance for twenty to twenty five minutes till the highest of the pies seem golden brown.