Description
These Savory Beef Meat Pies are a comforting, hand-held meal with flaky golden puff pastry encasing a rich beef and vegetable filling. Perfect for meal prepping, parties, or cozy weeknight dinners, they’re easy to make and freezer-friendly. Each pie delivers a bite of seasoned ground beef, sweet peas and carrots, and buttery pastry in one satisfying package.
Ingredients
1 pound ground beef (80/20 or 85/15)
1 small onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup beef stock
1/2 cup frozen peas and carrots
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
Instructions
1. In a skillet over medium heat, sauté the diced onion in a drizzle of oil until translucent. Add minced garlic and cook for another minute until fragrant.
2. Add the ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it up as it cooks. Drain any excess fat.
3. Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Add beef stock and sprinkle the flour over the mixture. Stir and simmer for 5–7 minutes until thickened.
4. Stir in peas and carrots and cook for 2–3 more minutes. Let the filling cool completely.
5. Roll out puff pastry sheets on a floured surface. Cut into 3–4 inch rounds.
6. Place a spoonful of filling in the center of half the rounds. Top with another round and seal the edges by crimping with a fork.
7. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet and brush tops with beaten egg.
8. Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 25–30 minutes or until golden and puffed.
9. Cool slightly on a rack before serving.
Notes
For best texture, ensure your filling is completely cooled before sealing inside the pastry.
You can substitute shortcrust pastry for a more crumbly and structured bite.
To freeze, assemble pies and store unbaked in a sealed container. Bake from frozen, adding 5 extra minutes to the baking time.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Comfort food
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pie
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 390mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 13g
- Cholesterol: 60mg