Pasties

Using up some mince I made 8 pasties last night.

I already had some homemade shortcrust pastry in my freezer so thought it was time to make use of it.

Ingredients

• The filling is 125g approx minced beef
• 1 small/medium onion
• 2 carrots
• 2 small/medium potatoes
• A bit of a red pepper
• salt and pepper to taste

Method

• I chopped the potatoes and carrots and boiled them up together then mashed them roughly.
• I lightly cooked the onions in a little oil then added the mince. I also had a little bit of a red pepper to it.
• I lightly cooked the mince and mixed together all of the ingredients listed above. I added more salt and pepper to taste as needed. I always like pasties a little bit peppery.
• You can add in other veggies or other meat-as you wish.
• I rolled out my pastry and put some filling in the middle then folded over and crimped.
• I’ve got a little gadget to do that with.
• Cooked on gas 6 until golden-not sure how long.
• Turned them over and gave the underside 5 mins or so to crisp up.

Cost approx £1.60 for 8. So 20p each.