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British Meat Pies Golden-brown mini British meat pies displayed on a wooden board, with one cut open to reveal a rich minced beef filling inside the flaky puff pastry.

British Meat Pies

These traditional British meat pies feature flaky pastry surrounding a rich, savory meat filling with gravy. Perfect for cold-weather comfort, make-ahead meals, or handheld dinners that impress.
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Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main, Snack
Cuisine: American, British, Comfort Food, Pub Food
Keyword: Best british meat pies, British meat pie name, British meat pies recipes, Old fashioned meat pie recipe, Traditional british meat pies
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Cooling time for filling: 1 hour
Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 420kcal
Cost: Moderate

Equipment

  • 1 Large heavy pot or Dutch oven (For browning meat and simmering filling)
  • 1 Rolling Pin (For rolling puff pastry)
  • 1 Pastry brush (For egg wash)
  • 1 Sharp knife or pastry cutter (For cutting pastry circles)
  • 2 Large Baking Sheets (For baking pies)

Ingredients

For the Filling:

  • 1.5 lb Ground beef or cubed stewing beef - Can substitute with lamb chicken, or leftovers
  • 2 tablespoon Butter - For browning meat
  • 1 large Onion - Diced
  • 2 Carrots - Diced
  • 2 stalks Celery - Diced
  • 3 cloves Garlic - Minced
  • 2 tablespoon Tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoon All-purpose flour - To thicken gravy
  • 2 cups Beef broth - Or substitute with stock
  • 1 cup Dark beer or stout - Optional; replace with more broth if preferred
  • 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon Dried thyme
  • To taste Salt and pepper

For the Pastry:

  • 2 packages 17 oz each Puff pastry - Thawed, or 2 batches homemade shortcrust
  • 1 Egg Beaten for egg wash

Optional Add-ins

  • 1 cup Frozen peas - Add for extra vegetables
  • 8 oz Mushrooms - Sliced
  • 1 Parsnip - Diced
  • Fresh herbs - Rosemary sage

Instructions

  • Brown the meat properly to create rich flavor
    A stainless-steel skillet filled with browned ground meat cooking in melted butter, with a wooden spoon stirring the mixture as it caramelizes.
  • Sauté onions, carrots, and celery until softened
  • Simmer meat with broth and seasonings until thick
    Rich brown beef broth being poured from a glass measuring cup into a pot containing browned meat and herbs, beginning the process of creating gravy.
  • Let the filling cool completely before assembling pies
    Several unbaked pie shells and pastry tops arranged on a wooden surface, showing different sizes and crimped edge designs before filling and sealing.
  • Assemble pies and bake until golden and flaky
    A close-up of mini meat pies with glossy, golden pastry tops, two of them sliced open to show the savory minced beef filling inside.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 150g | Calories: 420kcal (21%) | Carbohydrates: 24g (8%) | Protein: 21g (42%) | Fat: 26g (40%) | Saturated Fat: 11g (69%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 70mg (23%) | Sodium: 580mg (25%) | Potassium: 450mg (13%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 3g (3%) | Vitamin A: 1800IU (36%) | Vitamin C: 6mg (7%) | Calcium: 30mg (3%) | Iron: 3mg (17%)
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