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Mini chilli beef pies

Name: Mini chilli beef pies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 75 min
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 450g Ready-rolled shortcrust pastry; 1 tablespoon Sunflower oil; 1 small Onion, small; 2 tsp Hot chilli powder; 2 tsp Ground cumin; 250g Minced beef; 85g Tomato purée; 150ml Beef stock; Ground cinnamon, Pinch; 200g Kidney beans; 1 large Potato, large; 3 tablespoons Sour cream; 2 tablespoons Chive, chopped

Crisp shortcrust pastry cups filled with a rich chilli beef and kidney bean mixture, topped with creamy chive mash.

1 hr 15 min
360 kcal
Australian

Mellowpan tip: Makes 12 servings, plenty to share.

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Ingredients

For 12 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion for 5 minutes, until soft.
5 min
Step 2:
Add the chilli powder and cumin, then fry for 1 minute.
1 min
Step 3:
Stir in the minced beef and cook for a few minutes.
Step 4:
Add the tomato purée, beef stock, and cinnamon, and stir well.
Step 5:
Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15–20 minutes until very little liquid is left.
15–20 min
Step 6:
Add the kidney beans 5 minutes before the end of cooking.
5 min
Step 7:
Check the seasoning and leave the chilli mixture to cool.
Step 8:
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
Step 9:
Using a 7cm pastry cutter, stamp out 12 circles from the pastry.
Step 10:
Use the pastry circles to line a 12-hole mini muffin tray.
Step 11:
Prick the pastry bases with a fork and bake for 10 minutes.
10 min
Step 12:
Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
Step 13:
Repeat with the remaining pastry.
Step 14:
Meanwhile, cook the potato in boiling water until tender.
Step 15:
Drain the potato and mash with the sour cream and seasoning.
Step 16:
Stir the chopped chives through the mash.
Step 17:
Spoon 1–2 tsp of the chilli mixture into the pastry cases and top each with 1 tsp of mash.
Step 18:
Ruffle the mash with a fork, then return the pies to the oven for 15 minutes, or until golden.
15 min