AFRICAN MEAT PIE

African meat pie is very delicious. Here in Australia, i discovered that some meat pies are not very different from what we make back home in Africa. Meat pie in Africa is a luxurious snack.

Our meat pies have a light dough, crunchy in the outside and slightly flaky. Stuffed inside with meat marinated mince meat and some very delicious vegetables like carots, peas, green beans potatoes, celery and capsicums . Actually you have the choice of feeling it as you want. The mont important thing to keep in mind is that, they meat inside is a must . But you can select the vegetables that suits your taste. Its impirtant to add vegetables since they contains vitamins and are very nutritive . The combination of meat and vegetables makes it taste super delicious .

Prep time – 45 mins – 1 hour

Baking time -30-45 mins

Total time : 1h30 mins

FILLING INGREDIENTS USED

1/2 kg of meat
I large egg
1 cup carrot
Ginger and garlic 1 tablespoon each
2 chicken stock cubes
1 teasppin curry powder
1 large onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1.5 cup water
1/2 teaspoon thyme
3 tablespoons of flour .

DOUGH INGREDIENTS;

2 cups of plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powdwr
250 g of unsalted butter.
1/4 cup of cold water
1/2 teaspoon salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare you vegetables. Wash dice and set aside.
Pour vegetable oil in a pot. Set on medium heat .
Place chopped or diced onion in the pot and saute.
Place mince meat and saute until it changes from pink. To brown.
Now add the rest of your ingredients thymes , ginger , garlic salt and chicken powder cubes curry .
Finanly add 3 tablrspoon of clour and stir properly.
Keep asaide to cold down while preparing the dough .

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DOUGH

…Preheat your oven before startibg this process

In a mixing bowl place flour, salt and baking powder and sieve properly to avoid having a lumpy consistency .
Place unsulted butter in your flour . You butter must be under room temperature. Mix properly to achieve an evwn consistency.
Now create a hole in the middle and gradually add some water as you knead.
Knead and wirk your dough consistently for 5 – 7 mins until you achieve or get a non sticky dough .
I usually use a soup bowl to get myself an even cut . I turn the bowl upside down and use my knive in cutting the dough round frim the bowl.
Set aside round shape doughs and start filling with meat ine by one.
Scoop out 2 spoons each of your meat and fill in each pie. Your sciops will depend on the shape of the dough . If you put alot , it will run out . Put a reasonable equal amount of fried meat in wach pie.
When you close up your meat pie , use fork to properly close the edges you can rub wdges with abit of egg yoke to make it close firmly .
Use fork to piece 3 or more holes at the tip of your pie to orwvent burst caused by steaming in thw oven.
Place in the oven and bake for 30- 40 mins . Make sure you set your ovwn to an all sides baking to prevent turning them over.