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 Hello ladies and gents this is the Viking telling you that today we are talking about

Kiwi Mince and Cheese Pie

Many consider this warm, flaky, meat pie to be the National dish of New Zealand. Warm, seasoned ground beef and sharp cheddar cheese are filled between a buttery, puff pasty crust. These hand pies are a must try comfort food.

  • PREP TIME 20 mins
  • COOK TIME 30 mins
  • TOTAL TIME 50 mins
  • COURSE Main Course
  • CUISINE New Zealand, Oceania
  • SERVINGS 6 small pies

INGREDIENTS  

  • 1 Pound Ground Beef
  • 8 ounces White Cheddar Shredded
  • 1 Package Puff Pastry Sheets (2 sheets) about 1 pound
  • 1 Tab Butter
  • 1 Tab Olive Oil
  • Black Sesame Seeds

Filling

  • 1 Yellow Onion diced
  • 3 Garlic Cloves minced
  • 14 ounces Beef Stock We love Epic Jalapeno Sea Salt Beef Bone Broth
  • 2 Tab Tomato Paste
  • 2 Tab Flour
  • 1 Tab Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 tea Marmite
  • 1/2 tea Thyme
  • 1/2 tea Black Pepper
  • 1/2 tea Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Heat the butter and olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet.
  2. Cook the onion until softened, about 5 minutes, then add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  3. Add in the beef and cook until browned. Stir in the flour and mix in well being careful not to burn the flour.
  4. Add in the beef stock/broth. Bring to a boil. Add in the remaining ingredients and reduce the heat. Simmer for 15 minutes then remove from the heat.
  5. Roll out the puff pastry and cut out the pastry to size. You should be able to get 3 bottoms and 3 tops from each roll of puff pastry.
  6. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  7. Place the pastry bottoms in each mini pie pan. Cover the bottom with cheese then divide the meat mixture evenly among each pie. Top the meat mixture with more shredded cheddar.
  8. Place a round of puff pastry on top of each pie and crimp the top and bottom dough together with a fork. Cut slits in the top of each pie with a sharp knife. Brush the top of each pie with the egg wash and sprinkle with black sesame seeds, if desired.
  9. Bake the pies for 30-40 minutes, until the pastry has puffed up and is golden brown.

and as always have a chilled day from the Viking 

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