Party Pies can be filled with some of the worst food additives a human can consume such as MSG which may be hidden in the wording Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein and the awful additive 160b.  Sometimes even a little bit of additive 150c (artificial food caramel colour) too. Flavour Enhancers may cause headaches, dizziness, irritability, and emotional meltdowns while 160b (the additive that Tracey and I hate the most) is also linked to headaches, head banging, restlessness, hyperactivity, sleep disturbance and so much more.  It’s a hideous additive and something none of us should be consuming!

These pies are great because you know exactly what is in them and not a nasty additive in sight!

February 20, 2018
  • 40m
  • 40m
  • 1h 20m
  • 14 (Depending on sizes)

Ingredients

  • 1 brown onion
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 500 g beef mince
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 carrot
  • 4 button mushroom
  • 2 tbsp. beef bone broth powder
  • 1/2 c water
  • 2 tbsp. tomato sauce
  • 2 tbsp. cornflour
  • 1/2 pinch salt
  • 1 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 5 sheets of puff pastry
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp. butter
  • tsp. milk

Instructions

Thermal Cooking Method

  1. Chop onion into quarters, then place into mixing jug and blitz for 5 seconds/speed 5.
  2. In a large frying pan heat up oil and add onion. Cook over medium heat, until onion is translucent.
  3. Add beef and cook until browned off.
  4. While that is cooking chop carrot and zucchini into large bits, then add to the mixing jug along with mushrooms and chop for 5 seconds/speed 5.
  5. Add vegetables to the frying pan along with the broth powder, water, tomato sauce, cornflour, salt and pepper. Cook on a low simmer for 15 minutes to thicken the gravy.
  6. Grease party pie pans and preheat oven to 200°C.
  7. Lay pastry on the bottom of the party pie pans, fill with beef filling, then top with more pastry and brush with whisked egg. Press the two pastry sheets together with a fork.
  8. Cook for 30-40 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and cooked through.

Traditional Cooking Method

  1. Finely dice onion, add to a large frying pan along with oil and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes or until onion is translucent.
  2. Add beef and cook until browned off.
  3. While that is cooking grate carrot and zucchini, finely dice mushrooms and add to frying pan. Stir and cook for a few minutes.
  4. Add bone broth powder, water, tomato sauce, cornflour, salt, and pepper. Cook on a low simmer for 15 minutes to thicken the gravy.
  5. Follow steps 6-8 of the thermal method to finish making your party pies.

Nutrition

  • 7