This pasties recipe features beef, tomatoes, sweet peppers, mushrooms and Italian herbs - a great snack, kid's lunch or quick dinner, hot or cold.
This healthy, fast and easy to make vegetable and meat pasty pastry recipe makes a great side dish, lunch or meal for a family dinner. This recipe serves 4.
INGREDIENTS:
4 oz. cooked ground beef
2 oz. canned whole plum tomatoes, drained and chopped
2 oz. green sweet pepper, deseeded and diced
2 oz. button mushrooms, chopped
8 oz. thawed puff pastry, rolled out thinly and cut into 4 large circles
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. dried Italian herbs
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tbsp. tomato sauce
1 tsp. vegetable stock
1 egg, beaten
METHOD:
Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C). In a bowl, combine beef, tomatoes, sweet pepper and mushrooms. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, thoroughly mix salt, black pepper, Italian herbs, garlic, tomato sauce and vegetable stock. Add beef mixture. Mix well.
Using half the beaten egg, brush the edges of each pastry circle. Spoon equal amounts of beef mixture into centers of circles. Fold circles in half to cover mixture and seal by crimping the edges.
Brush pasties with remaining beaten egg. Bake for 25 -30 minutes in the center of the oven until golden. Serve hot or cold as a snack, kid's lunch or quick dinner with a salad.
