Nigerian Meat Pie Recipe

 Nigerian Meat Pie is a popular snacks, that is made with beef, Irish potatoes,flour,etc. Meat Pie is covered in pastry crust and it has meat and vegetables fillings. Meat Pie was first known in ancient Egypt and it's recipe was brought to Nigeria by British missionaries.


Nigerian meat pie is a popular Nigerian snack, that is completely irresistible for all lovers of good food and snacks. We that love good food always want the best meat pie when buying it. 
Imagine buying a meat pie that has fish inside or just irish potatoes or worst only onions, trust me when I say this, you are not going to ever look at meat pie the same way again.  Check out this awesome meat pie recipe that you want to eat non-stop.

 MEAT PIE RECIPE


Meat Pie Crust
Ingredient
* 200g of flour.
* 100g of butter.
* 4 tablespoon of water.
* A pinch of salt.


Method
* Sieve the flour and add salt .
* Mix the butter to the flour and salt mixture.
* Make a well in the center.
* Add sufficient water to make a fairly firm paste (remember there shouldn't be too much water or else it wouldn't be able to form a firm pastry).
* Mix then transfer it to a clean working surface and knead.
* Handle as little and as lightly as possible.
* Leave it for 15 mins outside or inside the freezer for 5 mins.
* Don't knead too much so it will not be droopy.



Meat Pie Sauce
Ingredient
* 500g of raw minced beef.
*1 teaspoon of chilli pepper.
*Salt to taste.
*1 small of onion.
*Curry,thyme and one seasoning cube.
*Carrot and Irish potatoes.
*1 Green pepper and spring onion.



Method
* Parboil the minced beefs a little.
* Wash the potatoes carrots and scrap the back and dice it.
* Wash the green pepper, spring onions and dice also.
* Parboil the carrot and potatoes; drain the water.
* Turn on the heat and pour groundnut oil. 
* Add the vegetables and the potatoes then pour the beef and the stock.
* Cover it to boil for some minutes.
*Add a little flour to thicken it.
*Allow to  boil for 15 mins 
*Allow it to cool down before use.



Assemble
*Make the pastry about 20 mins before it's needed.
* Divide pastry into 5 equal size and place on a clean surface.
* Roll out each pieces to a 23 cm round.
* Trim the edge and reserve the trimmings.
*Put one pastry on a meat pie cutter and put a spoonful of the filling into the center
*Brush the edge of the pastry with water and fold off the pastry firmly together.
*Repeat with the other pastries.
*Brush with egg or milk and  bake for 30-45mins .
(Add a pinch of salt to the egg use for  brushing.)
* Take it out of the oven and your meat pie is ready.


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