Mince and Cheese Pie

Name: Mince and Cheese Pie
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: New Zealand
Ingredients: 500g beef mince; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 tbsp tomato paste and 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tbsp flour and 1 cup beef stock; 150g tasty cheddar, grated; Shortcrust and puff pastry sheets

Mince and Cheese Pie/MINTS and CHEEZ PIE/

Also known as: Kiwi Mince Pie

About this dish

A hand-held pie of rich beef mince gravy topped with melted cheese under flaky pastry — New Zealand's favourite bakery pie.

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Ingredients

🥩500g beef mince

🧅1 onion, finely chopped

🍅2 tbsp tomato paste and 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

🌾2 tbsp flour and 1 cup beef stock

🧀150g tasty cheddar, grated

🥐Shortcrust and puff pastry sheets

Method

Serves 2

Brown the mince with the onion, stir in the flour, then add the tomato paste, Worcestershire and stock.

Simmer until thick and cool completely.

Line pie tins with shortcrust, fill with mince and top with a layer of cheese.

Cover with puff pastry lids, seal and brush with egg.

Bake at 200°C for 25 minutes until golden.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mince and cheese is consistently the top-selling pie in New Zealand bakeries and petrol stations.

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