Beef And Bacon Meat Pies Recipes

BEEF AND BACON MEAT PIES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pan. Once hot, add onion, garlic and spices, and cook until onions are translucent. Add beef and bacon and cook until brown, making sure that any large clumps have been broken down. Add peas, gravy powder and chicken stock and let simmer for about 7 minutes until a thick sauce has been made. Let cool.
• While waiting for the filling to cool, roll out the puff pastry and cut into rounds a little bit bigger than the tart shells (the pastry will shrink as it cooks).
• Preheat an oven to 400°F Place the tart shells on a non-stick cookie sheet and fill with the meat mixture Place your pre-cut puff pastry round on top and brush it with a little egg wash. Place in the oven and cook for about 20 minutes, until the top has puffed up and turned golden brown. Take out of the oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving. (This will ensure the gravy isn't too hot.).
• Serve with your favourite salad and a glass of Mallee Rock Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon.

BEEF AND BACON PIE

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels.
• Add beef to bacon drippings in skillet; cook 8 to 10 min. or until evenly browned, stirring frequently. Add carrots, onions, dates, raisins, vinegar, pepper and thyme; stir. Stir in bacon and 1/2 cup beef broth; cover. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 15 min. or until beef is tender.
• Meanwhile, mix flour and remaining broth until blended.
• Add flour mixture to ingredients in skillet; mix well. Cook, uncovered, 5 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Cool 30 min.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Line 9-inch pie plate with 1 pie crust as directed on package for two-crust pie; fill with meat mixture. Cover with remaining crust; seal and flute edge. Cut several slits in top crust to permit steam to escape. Place pie plate on baking sheet. Brush crust with egg.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until golden brown.