English Meat Hand Pies

When I saw how easy these can be made with a bit of cheating with some already prepared ingredients I decided to give them a try. Using refrigerated biscuit dough and dry instant potatoes is not usually my style but I am making these to share at the local pub during the EUFA semi-finals.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 35

Total Time 50

Course Appetizer

Cuisine English

Servings

Calories 255 kcal

Equipment

1 Rolling Pin
1 Baking Mat
1 Skillet
1 Baking Sheet
1 Cutting Board
1 Chef's Knife

Ingredients

1 lb Ground Sausage
1/2 lb Ground Beef
1 Onion sliced thin
3 Carrots Julienned
1 Celery Minced
1 Clove Garlic Minced
1 Tsp Red Pepper Flake
1 Tbs Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 Tsp Nutmeg
8 Biscuits canned
1 Instant Potatoes
1 Egg Beaten
1 Tbs Butter

Instructions

Start by melting the butter with the red pepper flake and nutmeg
Preheat the oven to 350F
Add the celery, carrots, and opnion over very low heat to sweat the vegetables
Once they are all glistening and nearly soft add the garlic either move them to the edges of the pan or remove them and set aside.
Turn the heat up on the pan to medium and add the sausage and beef and worstershire sauce
Cook until browned and incorporate the vegetables
Cook the instant potatoes according to the package
Open the biscuits and lay a few of them on a lighltly floured surface
Using a floured rolling pin roll them into a thin oblong shape
Add a dollop of potato and meat mixture onto one side of the biscuit and folder over
Using a fork close up the sides of the biscuit
Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet
Brush the tops with the beaten egg
Cook for 12-14 minutes

Notes

England is the predominant leader so I needed some kind of easily held British-style food to bring. I read that Robert Irvine uses puff pastry dough to make his pasties so in true experimental fashion I made some using that dough too. During my second go at it, I sliced the onions thin instead of chopping them. too.

According to the reviews at the game, I nailed them! Although both versions of dough were good, people preferred the biscuit dough version over the pies made with puff pastry. Most importantly England won the semi-finals for the first time in over 50 years they will be in the finals. Were my meat pies good luck? Maybe!

The first batch was a bomb, There was simply too much biscuit and not enough meat and veggies.I went back to the drawing board and decided to julienne the carrots so that you could see them and taste them. I rolled the biscuit dough much thinner this time. Viola!

Nutrition

Calories: 255kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 11gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 470mgPotassium: 278mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 2691IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 2mg

Keyword bake, Savory, street food

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