Nigerian Meat Pie

Ingredients

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• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter or margarine, cold
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 cup potatoes, diced small
• 1 cup carrots, diced small
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup beef stock or water
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 egg, beaten

Let’s make it

1. Mix flour and salt, then rub in butter until crumbly. Add cold water and form a dough; chill 15 minutes.
2. Cook the ground beef with onion until browned and the beef reaches 71 C/160 F, then add potatoes, carrots, stock, and black pepper. Simmer until thick and cool slightly.
3. Roll the dough and cut into circles, fill, fold, and seal the pies.
4. Brush with beaten egg and bake at 190 C/375 F for 25 to 30 minutes until golden.
5. Cool 5 minutes before serving.