Mince & Onion Pie 70’s school dinner style

Ingredients

• 1kg Minced Beef
• 2 large Onions (Diced)
• 3 Stock Cubes
• 1 pint Water
• 3 tablespoons Worcester Sauce
• Tomato Ketchup – 1 tbspn
• 2 tbspns flour
• 2 tablespoons oil
• Two packs puff pastry or short crust pastry if you want to be totally authentical ! (ready made)
• Optional – mixed frozen veg of choice  – one cup or mix of chopped carrots and leek or any other veges
• one egg

Directions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large pan and fry the onions until lightly coloured

Step 2

Add the mince to the pan and brown

Step 3

Crumble in the stock cubes and add the Worcester sauce

Step 4

Add half pint of boiling water, flour and tomato ketchup and stir, simmer gently for 30 minutes or so

Step 5

Allow to cool for about 20 minutes

Step 6

Roll out the pasty on a floured board and use half to line a pie dish or flan tin

Step 7

Add the beef mixture and then use the remaining pastry to form a lid

Step 8

Seal the edges well and add a fork pattern if desired

Step 9

Brush the top with the beaten egg mix

Step 10

Bake in a preheated over 190 degree C for 30 minutesSuper !