Nigerian Meat Pie

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Nigerian meat pie is a pie crust stuffed with meat and veggies.  It is tasty, buttery and flaky

In this video, I will be showing you how to make Nigerian meat pie from scratch. 

Directions

•  Wash, peel and cut the veggies into small cubes
• Place the ground beef in a hot pan to start the cooking process. Try to break down any large clumps of meat with a spatula
• Once it starts to sweat and the meat is no longer pink, add the spices and herbs ( Salt, curry, thyme and seasoning cube. Continue to cook until the moisture evaporates.
• Add the chopped garlic and onions and continue to saute til translucent. The add some water and the diced veggies (carrot & potato) and cook til done or till water almost dries out. Then mash some of the potatoes with the back of the spatula to create a thick sauce. 
•  Cook for a minute or two, then remove from heat to cool down. You can chill it overnight in the fridge.
• Cut the butter into cube and refrigerate for about 30 minute to an hour.
• Sift the flour, add the salt and mix to combine. The add the chilled butter and mix in with the aid or a fork, potato masher or the tips of your fingers
•       Add in the ice water gradually until the flour is moist enough to hold together. Push the dough together to form a ball. Split dough into 4 parts, wrap them in a plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
•  Make the egg wash. Beat an egg with 1 tbsp milk
• After an hour, sprinkle some four on the board and roll out the dough. Cut dough into discs and fill with the meat filling.
•  Seal the pie with a fork and apply the egg wash
• Bake in a preheated oven (350 degrees F/180  degrees C) for 30 minute.

Ingredients:  

Crust  

5 cups flour  

1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter  

2 tsp salt  

1/2 cup + 2 tbsp ice water (1/2 - 1 cup)

For Pie Filling:  

1 pound ground beef  

1 large potato  

1 large carrot  

1/2 large white onion (or 1 medium onion)  

1 tsp thyme  

1 tsp curry powder  

1 seasoning cube  

Salt to taste