Nigerian Meat Pie ??
Nigerian meat pie is a west African specialty. Get creative and tap into your inner foodie with our African Meat Pie. Cook Now!
Equipment
- Knives Set
- Utensil Set
Ingredients
Crust/Base
- 250 grams Canned minced Beef
- 240 grams Plain flour extra for dusting and thickening
- 150 grams Unsalted butter
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 4 tblsp Water
Filling
- 2 tblsp Vegetable oil
- 1 large Chopped onion
- 1 cup Mixed bell peppers
- 3 medium Potatoes peel and cubes
Seasoning
- Knorr
- Powdered Pepper
- Cumin
- Flour
Instructions
Make The Filling
- Place a pan of oil on medium heat for about 2 minutes.
- Add chopped onions and fry till onion is translucent.
- Add in bell peppers and potatoes and fry for about 7 minutes.
- Stir in seasoning and mix till all combines.
- Reduce the heat, if need be, to avoid burning.
- Pour in 200ml of water and allow to cook on low heat for about10 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Add in canned beef and stir to combine.
- Allow it to cook for additional 5 minutes.
- Take it off the heat and allow to cool.
Make The Dough
- In a shallow mixing bowl, add flour and salt and mix together.
- Add in butter and rub together till all turn to crumbs.
- Add 4 tablespoons of water and mix till all is combined. If the dough still needs water add a tablespoon of water at a time till you get well combined dough hat is able to fall apart easily.
- Set dough aside in a cool place or a fridge for 30 minutes then you move on to preparing the meat filling.
Rolling and Making the Pie
- Preheat oven at 180C/350F.
- Sprinkle a bit of flour on your rolling surface.
- Place some dough on and roll out flat using a rolling pin.
- Cut out into desirable shapes. Repeat this process with the rest of the dough.
- Brush one half of the dough with some flour & water mixture (to help with the seal) and add the meat filling to the center of the dough.
- Carefully fold over the meat filling by making sure the 2 edges touch one another.
- Repeat this process for the remaining dough and filling.
- Place in the oven and bake for 25minutes at 180C⁰.
Video
Notes
Tips
- You can use ground or minced beef in place of canned beef if desirable.
- Allow the filling to cool down completely before adding to pie dough.
- If using salted butter for this recipe, please omit salt from making the dough.
- Alternatively, make the short crust pastry in a food processor. It would only take you about 5 minutes top.