Beef Patties are perfect for a snack, Appetiser, kids lunch bags, game nights and any occasion. Help them eat healthy whilst they are off school and stay entertained.
There are several components to this so you could delegate tasks.
I know it might be easier to let them vegitate on their play stations, but I recommend getting them involved so you dont burn out mentally, emotionally, physically or spiritually.
You can buy a pack of mince meat and let it go far. Great for freezing.
Ingredients
1 lb of mince beef
1 (8 oz) can of sweet green peas
2 beef bouillon
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 yellow onion minced finely
2 tbsp fresh chopped thyme
4-6 small fresh peppers if you like them spicy or just a prince of black pepper.
3 tbsp finely minced celery leaves
2 blades of scallion minced
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp vegetable oil
Egg wash(consisting of 1 egg beaten and 1 tbsp water)
Pastry Dough (you can buy ready made dough) or
3 cups of flour
1 ½ sticks or 12 tbsp of cold butter
1/4 cup of shortening or vegetable oil
1 tspn salt
8 tbsps of iced water
Instructions
Sift flour and salt in a large mixing bowl
Dice butter into tiny cubes and add
Add shortening or vegetable oil
Use fingertips to mix together
Add cold water one tbspn at a time
or until all dry ingredients has
been absorbed
Mold into a ball, wrap in plastic
Refrigerate for 30 minutes before
using
Method
Season meat with salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce,
onion, allspice, pepper, and coriander
In a skillet, add oil and heat then add meat and bouillon
Saute on high heat or 2 minutes
Add thyme, sweet green peas, and continue to cook for 1 minute
Remove immediately in order to have a half cooked meat mixture
Bring to room temperature
Add scallions and celery leaves and incorporate using a spatula
Roll out pastry dough and cut rounds using a biscuit cutter
Fill center with approximately 1 ½ tbsp meat filling
Brush egg wash around the edges, top with another round of pastry dough
Press to seal edges with fingers, then use a fork to create indentations on edge
This will create a nice finish
Finally, prick the top with a fork, and baste with egg wash
Place on a greased flat sheet pan, and bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes
Cool on a rack, but serve warm
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