Mini chilli beef pies

Mini chilli beef pies

BeefAustralian
Prep: 10 mins
Total: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 450g - Ready rolled shortcrust pastry
  • 1 tablespoon - Sunflower Oil
  • 1 small - Onion
  • 2 tsp - Hot Chilli Powder
  • 2 tsp - Ground Cumin
  • 250g - Minced Beef
  • 85g - Tomato Puree
  • 150ml - Beef Stock
  • Pinch - Ground Cinnamon
  • 200g - Kidney Beans
  • 1 large - Potatoes
  • 3 tablespoons - Sour Cream
  • 2 tablespoons - Chopped Chive

Instructions

step 1 To make chilli, heat oil in a pan and fry onion for 5 mins until soft. Add spices; fry for 1 min. Stir in beef and cook for a few mins. Add tomato purée, stock and cinnamon. Give it a stir, bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-20 mins until very little liquid is left. Add beans 5 mins before the end of cooking. Check seasoning and cool. step 2 Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Using a 7cm pastry cutter, stamp out 12 circles from the pastry. Use to line a 12-hole mini muffin tray, prick the base of the pastry with a fork, and bake for 10 mins. Remove from oven and cool on a wire tray. Repeat with remaining pastry. step 3 Meanwhile, cook the potato in boiling water until tender. Drain, mash with soured cream and seasoning, then stir through chives. Spoon 1-2 tsp of chilli mix into the pastry cases and top with a tsp of mash. Ruffle mash with a fork; return to the oven for 15 mins or until golden.