Meat Patties
These individual beef and onion patties are comforting and flavorful, with a flaky pastry crust filled with a hearty mixture of roast beef, onion, and gravy. Perfect for a cozy dinner or a special treat, these patties are sure to satisfy your cravings for a delicious homemade savory snack.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 40g/1½oz lard
- 40g/1½oz butter
- 175g/6oz plain flour
- pinch of salt
- 1 free-range egg
- 1 small onion
- 1 tbsp oil or butter
- 1 thick slice bread
- 125g/4½oz roast beef
- leftover gravy
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- First make the pastry. Rub the fat into the flour, or pulse in a food processor, until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the salt and mix with enough water to form a dough.
- Wrap the dough in cling film and leave it to rest in the fridge while you make the filling.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onion for 4-5 minutes, or until soft, then leave to cool.
- Blend the bread in a food processor to make breadcrumbs, then add the meat and onion and pulse until coarsely chopped.
- Tip the mixture into a bowl and add enough gravy to make a soft mixture. Season, to taste, with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Grease a 12-hole patty tin (or fairy cake tin).
- Roll out the pastry and cut 10 large circles for the bases of the pies and 10 smaller circles for the lids.
- Place the larger pastry rounds in greased patty tins and add a heaped teaspoon of filling to each. Dampen the edges of the patties with water and top with the lids, making sure the edges are well sealed.
- Brush the patties with the beaten egg and pierce a hole in each one to allow the steam to escape. Bake the patties in the preheated oven for 20â30 minutes or until golden-brown.
Cook Time
30M
Prep Time
PT1H
Yield
Makes 10
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