Name: Beef and pea hand pies
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 small brown onion (80g), chopped finely; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 500 grams minced beef; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; ⅔ cup (170g) bottled passata; ½ cup (60g) frozen peas; ⅓ cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 3 sheets puff pastry; 1 egg, beaten lightly; 1 cup (250ml) tomato sauce

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Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 small brown onion (80g), chopped finely

1 clove garlic, crushed

500 grams minced beef

2 tablespoons tomato paste

⅔ cup (170g) bottled passata

½ cup (60g) frozen peas

⅓ cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

3 sheets puff pastry

1 egg, beaten lightly

1 cup (250ml) tomato sauce

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C. Oil oven trays.

2.Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat; cook onion and garlic, stirring, for 3 minutes or until onion softens. Increase heat to high, add beef; cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until beef is browned and cooked through. Add paste, passata and peas; cook, stirring, until heated through. Remove from heat; stir in parsley. Season to taste.

3.Cut each pastry sheet into quarters (you will have 12 squares). Spoon ¼ cup of beef mixture into centre of each square. Brush edges with a little egg; fold pastry in half diagonally to enclose filling, pinch edges to seal.

4.Place pies on trays; brush with egg. Bake about 15 minutes or until browned. Serve with tomato sauce.

Cooked pies can be frozen for up to 3 months.
Note

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