Mini chilli beef pies

Mini chilli beef pies

Recipe

step 1 To make chilli, heat oil in a pan and fry onion for 5 mins until soft. Add spices; fry for 1 min. Stir in beef and cook for a few mins. Add tomato purée, stock and cinnamon. Give it a stir, bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-20 mins until very little liquid is left. Add beans 5 mins before the end of cooking. Check seasoning and cool. step 2 Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Using a 7cm pastry cutter, stamp out 12 circles from the pastry. Use to line a 12-hole mini muffin tray, prick the base of the pastry with a fork, and bake for 10 mins. Remove from oven and cool on a wire tray. Repeat with remaining pastry. step 3 Meanwhile, cook the potato in boiling water until tender. Drain, mash with soured cream and seasoning, then stir through chives. Spoon 1-2 tsp of chilli mix into the pastry cases and top with a tsp of mash. Ruffle mash with a fork; return to the oven for 15 mins or until golden.

Ingredients

  • Ready rolled shortcrust pastry

    450g

  • Sunflower Oil

    1 tablespoon

  • Onion

    1 small

  • Hot Chilli Powder

    2 tsp

  • Ground Cumin

    2 tsp

  • Minced Beef

    250g

  • Tomato Puree

    85g

  • Beef Stock

    150ml

  • Ground Cinnamon

    Pinch

  • Kidney Beans

    200g

  • Potatoes

    1 large

  • Sour Cream

    3 tablespoons

  • Chopped Chive

    2 tablespoons

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