Rustic Minced Beef Pie

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RUSTIC MINCED BEEF PIE

Wonderful rustic suet pastry crust on top of a minced-beef, onion and mushroom filling.  A true winter-warmer that is full of flavour and only 4.5g net carbs per serving.
Ingredients - Serves 6
  • 1 batch       Rustic Suet Pastry (recipe published on the information page for Keto Pastry)
  • knob           Butter to sauté onion
  • 1/2              White Onion (chopped)
  • 100g           Chestnut Mushrooms (quartered)
  • 1lb              Minced Beef
  • 1                 Oxo Stock Cube
  • 100g           Cream Cheese
    •                    Salt & Pepper
    Method
    • Preheat the oven to 180*C
    • Make the pastry early and leave it in the fridge to chill and rest
    • Sauté the onion in the butter until softened
    • Add the minced beef and stir well until broken down and lightly browned
    • Add the mushrooms and allow them to cook into the meat for 10 minutes
    • When softened, add the cream cheese and melt it thoroughly into the meat mixture
    • One boiling, turn the heat down to simmer and add the stock cube and salt and pepper to taste
    • Leave to simmer for 20 minutes.  Add a little water if necessary to keep the mixture soft and moist
    • When cooked, pour the meat into your preferred pie dish
    • Roll out your pre-prepared pastry between two sheets of greaseproof paper, patchwork it together if necessary
    • Place the pastry on top of the pie and bake in the centre of the oven for 20-25 minutes until the pastry is crisp and brown
    Serve with creamed spinach, green beans, roasted vegetables or baked cabbage gratin.  Enjoy!

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