How to Make a Mince Beef Pie

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A super easy minced beef pie recipe that's just delicious for family dinner. I promise this delicious puff pastry pie will fast become a family favourite!

Old fashioned mince beef pie is super simple to make! Seriously this recipe couldn't be easier!

It's great for bigger families as it's enough for a nice big family sized mince pie recipe, enough to feed six people.

You can make the mince beef pie filling in a saucepan, but I usually cook the minced beef and onion pie filling in the slow cooker throughout the day.

This way just means I've got a head start on dinner for when I get home.

Then all I need to do at dinner time is just top the minced pie filling with a puff pastry lid.

And yes, I cheat and use shop bought pastry and finish the pie off in the oven.

This is one of favourite beef mince dishes to cook – total comfort food!

enamel tray with homemade minced beef pie

What's In Minced Beef Pie?

Our minced beef pie is packed with delicious savoury mince beef and onion.

All simmered together with carrots and celery for added sweetness.

And lightly seasoned with herbs and Worcestershire sauce.

We also use a rich beef stock pot for added flavour.

Minced Beef Pie Ingredients

To make our mince pie recipe you'll just need a handful of regular ingredients, there's nothing fancy required – its a super easy minced meat recipe!

ingredients for minced beef pie - minced beef, red onion, 2 carrots, tsp thyme, salt and black pepper, olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, beef stock pot and a box of ready rolled puff pastry sheet.

1 tbs olive oil – you can use rapeseed oil if you prefer.

1 onion – finely diced, you can swap this for a couple of leeks if you prefer

2 carrots – peeled and sliced – just choose medium carrots.

2 celery sticks – scrubbed and sliced (these are optional, you can make the pie without if you wish)

500g minced beef – choose a pack of low fat minced steak for this recipe.

300ml hot beef stock

splash of Worcestershire sauce – if you haven't got Worcestershire sauce – add a squirt of BBQ sauce or stir through a tsp of mild mustard.

1 tsp dried thyme – or you can use dried mixed herbs if you prefer.

pinch sea salt

pinch ground black pepper

1 sheet of ready rolled puff pastry – it's good to keep a pack of puff pastry in the fridge as it's great for helping turn leftovers into a pie or pasty. Or for making quick puff pastry pizzas for lunch.

1 egg beaten – just a small or medium egg is fine for this recipe

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Equipement Needed

You'll just need a handful of basic cooking equipment to make our minced meat recipe.

Slow cooker (or saucepan if using the hob method)

Chopping board

Vegetable knife

Wooden spoon

Pie dish – I just use an enamel roasting tin – but you can make a mince round recipe and do it on a circle pie plate

Small cup

Fork

Pastry brush

How To Make Minced Beef Pie

This is one of our favourite dishes with mince – super easy to make

Cooks Note! I use a Crockpot sauté slow cooker so the slow cooker bowl is removable and hob safe. I start the minced beef pie filling off on the hob and then transfer to the Crockpot base for slow cooking. If you don't have a hob safe slow cooker – use a saucepan for the hob cooking parts.

Step One – Preheat the slow cooker

Heat the slow cooker to low to cook in 8 hours and high to cook in 4 hours.

Step Two – Prepare the vegetables

Peel and finely chop the onions

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Peel and slice the carrots (as chunky or fine as you like)

Step Three – Start the minced beef and onion pie filling off cooking

Add the olive oil to the slow cooker and gently sauté the chopped onions over a low heat.

black slow cooker crockpot pan with olive oil and finely chopped red onions being stirred in the bottom

Tip the beef minced steak into the slow cooker pan with the onions.

black crockpot slow cooker pan filled with sautéed red onions and a pack of beef mince just been dropped in

Gently brown the beef mince over a low heat, stirring the onions into the minced steak as you go.

black crockpot slow cooker pan filled with sautéed red onion and browned beef mince all being stirred with a wooden spoon

Tip in the sliced carrots.

black crockpot slow cooker pan filled with sautéed red onion and browned beef mince with peeled chopped carrots, all being stirred with a wooden spoon

Add a splash of Worcestershire sauce – I just add a couple of shakes.

Worcestershire Sauce being added to a black crockpot slow cooker that's filled with browned mince beef, onions and carrots

Tip the dried thyme into the pan with the mince beef and vegetables.

small saucer of dried thyme being tipped into a black slow cooker crockpot pan that has browned beef mince, onions and carrots in it

Add salt and pepper to suit your own tastes.

salt and black pepper being added to a black crockpot slow cooker with beef mince, onions and carrots

Stir the carrots, herbs and seasoning together with the mince beef and onions.

black crockpot slow cooker pan filled with browned beef mince, onions and carrots

Pour the hot beef stock into the pan with the minced steak pie filling.

hot beef stock being poured into a slow cooker crockpot pan filled with browned beef mince, carrots ad onions

Stir the hot beef stock into the pie filling and then transfer the minced beef pie filling to the slow cooker and cook on low for around 6 hours.

black crockpot slow cooker pan filled with browned beef mince, carrots, onions and beef stock seasoned with salt, pepper and thyme

Once the minced beef pie filling is cooked – if the gravy needs thickening do this using a tsp of cornflour mixed into a paste with a drop of cold water – then pour it into the filling and stir through whilst over a low heat to thicken the gravy.

beef mince pie filling thats been cooked in a black crockpot slow cooker pan

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Step Four – Make the beef mince and onion pie

Pour the minced steak pie filling into a roasting tin or pie dish.

If you're making the pie ready to cook later let the filling cool fully before you add the pastry sheet.

Heat the oven to 200C / 400F / Gas Mark 6

minced beef and onion pie filling in a white enamel tin waiting for the pastry top to be aded

Unwrap the pastry sheet and lay it across the tin with the pie filling in.

white enamel roasting tin filled with minced beef and onion pie filling topped with a sheet of ready rolled puff pastry

Remember this is a rustic pie – you don't need to be overly neat or perfect with the finish (rustic cooking is my favourite style!)

Press the edges with a fork all the way around to crimp them a little.

Use any pastry scraps to decorate the top of the pie.

Add a couple of slits in the pastry for air to escape.

Brunch the pastry with beaten egg

white enamel roasting tin filled with minced beef and onion pie filling topped with a sheet of ready rolled puff pastry. The word pie written in pastry on top

Bake the pie in the oven for around 25-30 minutes or until the pie filling is piping hot and the pastry puffed up and golden brown.

minced beef and onion pie freshly baked pulled out of the oven - the word pie is written in pastry letters on top

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Make Beef Mince Pie Filling Your Way

We've given you the basic ingredients for minced beef pie but you can mix things up and cook it your own way. Beef mince dishes are always super versatile!

Add some more vegetables – try sliced button mushrooms or peas.

Fancy some spice? Add a splash of hot chilli sauce and stir through the filling.

Don't like pastry? Top with mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes instead – Cottage Pie style.

Make it on the hob – you can make the pie filling just in a saucepan on the hob – just use the same method as for the slow cooker, then simmer on the hob for 30 minutes.

Shortcrust mince pie – swap the puff pastry for shortcrust, it tastes just as delicious topping your minced steak filling.

Alternatively just serve the minced beef and onions pie filling spooned over baked potatoes or mashed potatoes and add a side of cheat-y Aunt Bessie dumplings and some simple steamed green vegetables.

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What To Serve With Beef Mince Pie

Delicious with a spoonful of mashed potatoes and a side of peas or broccoli.

Perfect with chunky oven chips, extra gravy and a side of peas and corn.

I also really like this with a side of pickled red cabbage or beetroot.

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We've got the most perfect easy onion gravy recipe which is oh so perfect poured over your pie with mash or chunky chips.

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 6 hours 30 minutes

Total Time 6 hours 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 tbs olive oil
2 carrots
1 onion
2 celery sticks
500g beef mince
300ml beef stock
1 tsp dried thyme
pinch sea salt
pinch ground black pepper
1 sheet ready rolled puff pastry
1 egg

Instructions

Heat the slow cooker to low.
Add the olive oil to the slow cooker pan and gently fry the onions.
Tip in the minced beef and brown.
Add the carrots, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, salt and pepper and stir everything together.
Pour over the beef stock.
Transfer the pan to the slow cooker and cook on low for around 6 hours.
Once the pie filling is cooked if you need to thicken the gravy do this using a tsp of cornflour mixed with a drop of water and stirred through the pie filling.
Preheat the oven to 200C / 400F/ Gas Mark 6
Tip the minced beef pie filling into a pie dish or roasting tin.
Lay over the pastry lid and crimp the edges.
Make a few slits with a sharp knife in the pastry to allow the air to escape.
Brush the pastry with beaten egg.
Bake in the oven for around 25 minutes until the filling is piping hot and the pastry puffed up and golden brown.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 300 Total Fat: 19g Saturated Fat: 6g Trans Fat: 1g Unsaturated Fat: 11g Cholesterol: 105mg Sodium: 243mg Carbohydrates: 5g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 1g Protein: 25g

Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.

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Can I make the minced steak pie filling in advance?

Yes! You can make the mince pie recipe filling the day before you want to use it, then cool completely and store in the fridge.

Just top with the puff pastry sheet and cook in the oven at 190C for around 40-45 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown and the filling heated through thoroughly.

Can I freeze mince beef pie?

You can freeze the pie filling. Just cool the minced beef and onion and then freeze in a freezer bag or freezer safe container.

Defrost properly before use, top with a pastry sheet, then cook in the oven as above. Taking care that the filling is piping hot and heated thoroughly.

Can I use shortcrust pastry instead of puff pastry?

Of course you can – just pick the pastry you like best.

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