Hand Held Beef Mince Pies
Everybody's Favourite Party Pies
4
Serves
40 mins
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Kathy Paterson
One that the kids will be sure to love and whats better? It's good for them too, mince is rich in protein, iron and zinc!
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High Iron
Low Sodium
Ingredients
Beef
500g Quality Mark beef mince
i
2 handfuls baby spinach
i
chopped
1 onion
i
finely chopped
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp tomato paste
1 cup beef stock
3 Tbsp pine nuts
100g cheddar cheese
cut into small cubes
To assemble
3 sheets puff pastry
thawed
1 egg
lightly beaten with a little milk
To serve
tomato sauce
Method
To Make Filling
To Assemble
1
Preheat oven to 190°C conventional.
2
Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat.
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3
Place spinach in the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1-2 minutes until the spinach has wilted.
4
Drain well and roughly chop.
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5
Add a dash of oil to the frying pan with the onion and cook over a low heat for about 5 minutes or until the onion is soft but not coloured.
6
Increase the heat and add the beef mince, stirring to break up the mince and prevent the onion from burning.
7
Cook until the mince begins to brown, about 10 minutes.
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8
Stir in the spices and cook for 1 minute, then add the tomato paste and cook for a further minute.
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9
Stir in the beef stock, season and cook until the stock has been absorbed. Set aside.
10
Once cool, stir through the chopped spinach, toasted pine nuts and cheese.
Nutrition Information per Serving (378g)
Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ (2100 kilocalories).
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2972 kJ (710 kcal)
Protein
43.8g
Total Fat
42g
Saturated Fat
23g
Carbs
39.4g
Sugars
4g
Sodium
799mg
Iron*
7mg
* Percentage of recommended daily intake (Aust/NZ)
