{"id":38750,"date":"2023-06-22T15:16:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T15:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/?p=38750"},"modified":"2023-06-22T15:16:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T15:16:57","slug":"nigerian-meat-pie-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/catering\/2023\/06\/22\/nigerian-meat-pie-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Meat Pie Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nigerian Meat Pie is my go-to Nigerian pastry. I always make sure I\u2019ve got them stored away in my freezer so I can easily reach for them whenever I begin to crave junk food. Nigerian meat pie is quite easy to make, you can even use the same recipe for Chicken pie, just replace the minced meat with minced chicken and you\u2019re good to go.<\/span><\/p>\n

I thought I loved my\u00a0Meat Pie plain and simple until I got to speak with someone recently who wanted me to make meat pies for him but he wanted just the mince and potatoes in them, nothing more. No carrots, no peppers, no onions, nothing! Just the mince and potatoes, different strokes ei? \u00a0Truth be told I\u2019m not a fan of \u201ccrowded\u201d meat pies as well, I love to keep them as simple as possible.<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s my simple Nigerian Meat Pie recipe, this recipe should make 8-9 medium size meat pies. Now, let\u2019s begin\u2026<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s my simple Nigerian Meat Pie recipe, this recipe should make 8-9 medium size meat pies. Now, let\u2019s begin\u2026<\/p>\n

Filling Ingredients:<\/h2>\n

300 Grams Minced Meat<\/p>\n

1 Big Irish Potato<\/p>\n

1 Big Carrot<\/p>\n

1 Medium Onion<\/p>\n

2 Heaped Tablespoon Plain Flour<\/p>\n

11\/2 Cup Water<\/p>\n

1 Cooking spoon Vegetable Oil<\/p>\n

1\/2 Teaspoon Thyme<\/p>\n

1\/2 teaspoon Curry Powder<\/p>\n

2 knorr Chicken Cubes<\/p>\n

1\/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder (optional)<\/p>\n

Salt to Taste<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dough Ingredients<\/p>\n

500 Grams Plain Flour<\/p>\n

1 Teaspoon Baking Powder<\/p>\n

250 Grams Margarine\/ Baking butter<\/p>\n

1\/4 Cup Cold Water<\/p>\n

Pinch of Salt<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Filling Method:<\/h3>\n

Dice your potatoes, onions and carrots and set aside\u2026<\/p>\n

Place a pot or wok on a hob on medium heat. Add the vegetable oil, when it\u2019s hot, add the onions and saut\u00e9 till translucent\u2026<\/p>\n

Now add the mince meat, stir thoroughly to break up clumps. Fry for 2-3 minutes or till it loses its pinkness.<\/p>\n

Now add the diced potatoes and carrots, then\u00a0add a cup of water, also add the Knorr cubes, thyme, curry powder, garlic powder and salt to taste, cover and let it cook till the vegetables are soft\u2026<\/p>\n

While that\u2019s cooking, mix 2 tablespoons of flour with 1\/2 cup of water, mix till you get a milky consistency and set aside.
\nWhen the vegetables are well cooked, add the flour and water mixture, mix thoroughly\u2026<\/p>\n

Now switch the heat off and let it continue to simmer with the residual heat for 2-3 minutes
\nYour end product should have a somewhat creamy consistency and not dry, you need the moisture so the baked filling can taste and look gooey. You should end up with something like this:<\/p>\n

Now set aside. It\u2019s time to prepare the dough\u2026<\/p>\n

<\/h3>\n

Dough Method:<\/h3>\n

Mix the flour, baking powder and salt together then sift to get rid of clumps\u2026<\/p>\n

Add the margarine\/ baking butter\u2026<\/p>\n

Mix the margarine with the flour till you get a bread crumbs like consistency, like this:<\/p>\n

Create a little well in the mixture, add the water gradually, be careful not to pour it all in at once, you may not need it all.<\/p>\n

Work and knead the dough till you get a thick and non sticky dough.\u00a0Now wrap it up in cling film and leave in a fridge for about 1\/2 an hour\u2026<\/p>\n

While you\u2019re waiting on the dough to cool off a bit, break an egg into a small plate, whisk and set aside.
\nAfter half an hour, take out the dough and place on a flat surface. You\u2019ll notice the consistency of the dough has improved and is more manageable.<\/p>\n

Now knead for a bit, be careful not to over knead.\u00a0Now cut the dough into smaller pieces and roll. Get yourself a dough cutter or just a saucepan lid and cut out circles. The size of the circle will depend on your intended pie size.<\/p>\n

Now scoop up 1-2 tablespoons of filling unto the middle of the cut out dough; making sure there\u2019s enough room to seal it up.<\/p>\n

Now, rub the egg mixture on the edges of the dough, this will help seal it up properly\u2026
\nNow close it up and use a fork to press down the edges\u2026<\/p>\n

Repeat the same process with the remaining dough; rolling, cutting and filling till you\u2019ve exhausted your dough and filling then place all your pies all on the baking tray and lightly glaze the top of each pie with the whisked egg.
\nPierce each pie using a fork to allow steam seep out while baking..
\nNow place the tray in the pre heated oven and bake for 30-40 minutes.<\/p>\n

Depending on your kind of oven, you may need to turn the pies over at some point to allow them cook on both sides.<\/em><\/strong>
\nThey are ready when they are fully cooked and begin to brown on the outside.<\/p>\n

Nigerian meat pies are best served and eaten while hot\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nigerian Meat Pie is my go-to Nigerian pastry. I always make sure I\u2019ve got them stored away in my freezer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-38750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-snace","tag-meat-pie"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/catering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-35-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sekcookntasty.ca\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}