This our recipe for how to make Nigerian meat pie with minced meat is not the only meat pie recipe on the blog. To make Nigerian meat pie with corned beef is also very easy as explained below. There are over 10 different Nigerian meat pie recipes we have posted using the same meat pie ingredients. Some with different measurements or using the same major ingredients with a few teaks here and there.
We have a meat pie recipe that we used shredded meats to make. It was simple. Just boiling the shredded meats and blending. Do you know you can also cook your beef with salt and onion to taste, boil and use for your Nigerian meat pie if there is no supermarket that sells minced meat around your area? Yes, We do that too,
INGREDIENTS: HOW TO MAKE NIGERIAN MEAT PIE WITH MINCED MEAT
We have different ingredients for the dough and ingredients for the yummy filling.
For the filling ingredients, we used:
- 1 medium-sized onion
- 2 large carrots
- 2 medium-sized Irish potatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 seasoning cubes or more to your taste
- 1 kg Minced beef or less
- 2 tablespoons flour to thicken the filling
Direction for making the filling
2. Stir-fry with seasoning, thyme and onion add the minced beef and seasoning cube, stir until pink color disappears. Check for salt and doneness, If the potato is not yet soft, you can add a little water and cover for about 2 to 3 minutes. Check again. Satisfied?
3. Mix the 2 tablespoon baking flour with a little water to form a paste. Add to the pot and stir until it thickens and looks kinda shiny and glossy.
- For dough ingredients, we used:
- 4 cups plain baking flour
a pinch of salt
1 sachet baking margarine (250g)
2 eggs to soften the dough more
Two egg whites with a teaspoon of milk mixed to seal the edges and to brush on the meat pies
2 teaspoons baking powder if you are using plain flour, if you bake with self-raising-flour, do not add baking powder
120 ml water to start with. If the dough gets too soft, sprinkle in more flour. If this water isn’t enough, ie, the dough is still very hard and dry after adding all the 200 ml of water, you can still add some more water in very small quantities while mixing until your hands come out clean and free from flour.
Direction for the Nigerian meat pie dough
2. Add the eggs and mix before adding water. Do add water gradually while mixing until your hands begin to come out clean, dough is no longer sticky.
3. Wrap with cling film and keep in the freezer for about 20 to 30 mins or longer. I say freezer because NEPA doesn’t allow our Nigerian fridges to get cold o.
4. Bring out and roll but not too much abeg. Not like bread o, just a little rolling. If you want the crust thin like mine, roll flat before cutting with a round object or meat pie cutter. Brush the edges with the egg white.
5. Scoop the already cooked filling with a spoon and place in the middle, seal by brushing egg white round the edges. Close and press with a fork.
6. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in a preheated oven r until it is cooked through and begins to brown outside. and serve hot with chill zobo drink.
SEE OUR CRUNCHY NIGERIAN MEAT PIE RECIPE
HOW TO MAKE NIGERIAN MEAT PIE WITH CORNED BEEF
There are simple steps I use when I want o to enjoy the taste of Nigerian meat pie with corned beef.
To make Nigerian meat pie with corned beef, the steps for the dough are the same as explained above.
Making fillings for Nigerian meat pie with corned beef is easy. You don’t need a lot of ingredients at all. The only items we need to male corned beef meat pie are the can of corned beef, some onion, carrots, and potatoes with seasoning cubes and oil.
The ingredients for making Nigerian meat pie with minced meat are the same for making Nigerian meat pie with corned beef, The only difference is the use of corned beef instead of minced meat.
If you have a recipe for how to make Nigerian meat pie, use it but replace the minced meat with corned beef and you are good to go.
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STEPS TO MAKE MEAT PIES WITH CORNED BEEF
Like I said earlier, the ingredients for making meat pie are the same but when we crave for Nigerian meat pies with corned beef, we use this recipe above and replace the minced meat with corned beef. Follow all the steps on how to make Nigerian meat as we showed on this post and when it gets to the time for adding minced meat, just use the corned beef and because corned beef is already cooked beef, it takes a shorter time to make filling for a corned beef meat pie.
In my family, we love both the Nigerian meat pie with minced meat and the Nigerian meat pie with corned beef. The two recipes are easy to follow and they both bring excellent Nigerian meat pie results.
HOW TO PICK THE BEST CORNED BEEF FOR EXCELLENT NIGERIAN MEAT PIE
I have one tip for you on how to select the best-corned beef that will give you the best Nigerian meat pie if you like a corned beef meat pie.
TIP:
When I enter a supermarket to shop for corned beef, I do not just pick the first can of corned beef and head home. Basically, I try to first of all check the expiry date on the can to be sure it’s still fresh.
The next step is for me to gently feel the can with my finger or fingernail to be sure the writing is printed on the body of the can and not a label glued to the corned beef can. I don’t really check if it’s made in Argentina or made in Brazil corned beef. Once I feel my can of corned beef and there is no paper anywhere on the body of the can, I just know I have picked the best-corned beef for my Nigerian meat pie.