Mince & onion pie

Name: Mince & onion pie
Cook time: 100 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 600g minced beef; olive oil; 3 large red onions; 8 sprigs of fresh thyme; 225g plain flour, plus extra for dusting; 1 heaped teaspoon English mustard; 1 tablespoon tomato purée; 2 tablespoons balsamic or red wine vinegar; 1 beef stock cube; 100g unsalted butter; 1 big pinch of cayenne pepper; 100g full-fat cream cheese; 1 large free-range egg

With cream cheese pastry

1 hr 40 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 6

About the recipe

Many generations have been brought up on pies like this. I didn’t want to steer too far from tradition, so I’ve kept this one very humble and beautiful – it’s all about a simple filling and a damn good pastry recipe. Serve with some steamed seasonal greens and a spoonful of mashed potato, and you know everything will be all right . . .

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nutrition per serving

Calories

28%

Fat

48%

Saturates

84%

Sugars

11%

Salt

17%

Protein

50%

Carbs

16%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

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By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

600g minced beef

olive oil

3 large red onions

8 sprigs of fresh thyme

225g plain flour, plus extra for dusting

1 heaped teaspoon English mustard

1 tablespoon tomato purée

2 tablespoons balsamic or red wine vinegar

1 beef stock cube

100g unsalted butter

1 big pinch of cayenne pepper

100g full-fat cream cheese

1 large free-range egg

Method

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