Nigerian Meatpie

Maryam Shariff
Maryam Shariff @mariamshariff
Kano State, Nigeria

I love meatpie so much that is my favorite snack. I can eat it for the rest of my life. And it also my grandma's favorite.

Nigerian Meatpie

I love meatpie so much that is my favorite snack. I can eat it for the rest of my life. And it also my grandma's favorite.

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Ingredients

1hr 30mins
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  1. 500 mgself raising flour
  2. 200 mgbutter or margarine
  3. 120 mlmilk
  4. 2egg yolks
  5. 1 teaspoonSalt
  6. 1 teaspoongrounded nutmeg
  7. For the filling
  8. 2big sized potatoes- chopped
  9. 2carrots- chopped
  10. 250 gminced meat
  11. Large brown onion
  12. 1 cupwater
  13. 1 teaspooncurry powder
  14. 3 tbspvegetable oil
  15. 2 tbspcornflour add 1/8 cup water and mix to make cornflour slurry

Cooking Instructions

1hr 30mins
  1. 1

    In a mixing bowl put the flour, salt, nutmeg and mix well. Add butter and mix with your hands until you get a crumby texture.

  2. 2

    Add the egg yolks and the milk to the flour and mix thoroughly. Knead and leave the dough to rest for 15 minutes in a cool place.

  3. 3

    Put dough/pastry on a dumpling mould

  4. 4

    Put the beef mince/ meat filling inside (about 2 tablespoonful for each). Use a pastry brush to brush the edges of the dough with egg and seal close.

  5. 5

    If you do not have a dumpling mould, use a round object like a round bowl or round pot cover to cut the dough into circle

  6. 6

    Then fill the middle with the meat filling, brush edges with egg and close using fork to seal edges.
    Repeat process until you use up the short crust pastry/dough.

  7. 7

    Line baking tray with parchmnet paper/baking sheet.

  8. 8

    Place the pies on the baking pan and brush the top part of the dough with egg. Pierce the top of the pies in two places with fork.

  9. 9

    Preheat oven at 150degrees (gas mark 2) for 5minutes and bake the meatpie in pre heated oven for 40minutes or till it’s done.

  10. 10

    There you have delicious meat pies. Best served warm.

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Maryam Shariff
Maryam Shariff @mariamshariff
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Kano State, Nigeria

Comments (6)

Jamila Ibrahim Tunau
Jamila Ibrahim Tunau @Jamitunau
Sobo dey your side to join with this meat pie 😋

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