"Minced Beef Pie"

Last week, I decided to make minced beef pie with mushroom soup for dinner instead of having our usual dinner meal of steamed rice and the accompanying dishes. Actually, am trying to make my son, Haziq, enjoy his dinner. He usually hates having rice and since he'll be sitting for his Upper Primary School Examination or better known as UPSR from the 10th to 12th September, I am trying my best to feed him his favourite food for dinner. Hence, the minced beef pie. I want him to eat properly and have enough energy so that he can study well.

I took a short cut with making this pie by buying the pre-made puff pastry sheets as my pie base. I didn't have the time to make my own short crust pastry that day. The pastry I used is really good and I would recommend anyone this brand called Pampas. They have a few variety of pastry sheets you can choose from. I chose the puff pastry.

The base of the pie

I basically made the filling with 3 main ingredients, which are minced beef, potato and tomatoes. I had the potatoes cubed and par-boiled first. Then, I sauteed the minced beef together with the onions in a bit of olive oil.  After that I added tomato sauce and a bit curry powder to spice up the filling. I had the filling seasoned with salt & pepper then added some italian parsley for more flavour.

I drained the filling from excess oil to prevent the pie base from getting soggy

I added shredded cheese to the pie filling for extra ummph!

I covered the pie and coated the top with egg wash

The minced beef pie is so easy to make and my son loved it so much. he finished every single crumb on his plate!! As a mom, that's a great achievement especially when your child is a fussy eater!

The pies straight from the oven

A cross-section of my minced beef pie

The pie is delicious eaten hot with a bowl of homemade mushroom soup. Really good comfort food!!