Mexican beef pie
The Aussie meat pie gets a Mexican makeover with tortillas, spices, salsa and sour cream.
- 30 mins preparation
- 40 mins cooking
- Serves 6
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Ingredients
Salsa
- 1 seeded, peeled, chopped avocado
- 6 halved cherry tomatoes
- 1 finely chopped green onion
Mexican beef pie
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 finely chopped onion
- 500 gram beef mince
- 140 gram tub tomato paste
- 40 gram packet burrito seasoning mix
- 400 gram can diced tomatoes
- 420 gram can kidney beans, rinsed, drained
- 420 gram can corn kernels, drained
- 4 tortillas
- 1/2 cup tasty cheese, grated
- corn chips, to serve
- sour cream, to serve
Method
Salsa
- 1In a small bowl, combine all ingredients.
- 2Scatter salsa over pie. Serve topped with corn chips and dollops of sour cream.
Mexican beef pie
- 3Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly spray a 20cm pie dish with oil.
- 4In a large saucepan, heat oil on high. Saute onion 1-2 minutes or until tender. Add mince and cook for 4-5 minutes or until well browned, breaking up lumps.
- 5Stir in tomato paste and seasoning mix and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add tomatoes, beans and corn. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until sauce thickens.
- 6Meanwhile, heat tortillas in microwave on medium (50%) power for 1 minute or until soft. Arrange tortillas in dish, overlapping to form a shell. Spray with oil. Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden.
- 7Spoon hot mince mixture into shell. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 4-5 minutes or until cheese melts.
Notes
To make individual pies, line each hole of a Texas muffin pan with a tortilla.