Nigerian Meat Pie

Step-by-step

1. 1

   Brown beef in a skillet. Add onion, cook 3 minutes. Stir in thyme, curry, crumbled stock cube.

2. 2

   Add carrot, potato, and water. Cover and cook 8 minutes until vegetables tender.

3. 3

   Mix flour with 2 tbsp water to make a slurry. Stir into filling. Cook 1 minute until thick. Cool completely.

4. 4

   For pastry: whisk flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Cut in butter to pea-sized.

5. 5

   Add cold water gradually until dough comes together. Wrap, chill 20 minutes.

6. 6

   Heat oven to 400°F. Roll dough to ¼ inch. Cut 4-inch rounds.

7. 7

   Place 2 tbsp filling on half each round. Brush edges with egg wash. Fold, crimp with fork.

8. 8

   Place on parchment-lined sheet. Brush tops with egg wash. Bake 25–30 minutes until deep golden.

   27 min timer