A piece of heaven at every bite! These ground beef pastries are crispy, and stuffed with juicy beef, onion, and Asian ingredients. A great recipe for delicious savory hand pies.
👨🍳 About These Ground Beef Hand Pies
The ground beef and onion are mixed with soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, sugar, corn flour, and water, then wrapped in the store-bought puff pastry squares, brushed with egg yolk, sprinkled with sesame seeds, and baked till golden brown.
These savory hand pies are quick, simple, and delicious. A sure way to impress your family and friends for an easy lunch or supper.
Savory Beef Hand Pies
🥞 Ingredients For Ground Beef Pastry
- Ground beef: Ground beef with 15-30% fat is ideal for this recipe. The lean beef can easily be too dry after baking.
- Corn flour: We call it corn flour but other places call it corn starch. It is an ingredient used to thicken the sauce and add softness.
- Sesame oil: Sesame oil has a nutty flavor, but also adds smoothness to the meat.
- Water: Add the water little by little while you string the ground beef so it can be absorbed gradually. The ground beef from our supermarket is very dry and can take in lots of water. Always adjust the amount of water according to the moisture in the ground beef. If the ground beef is too moist, add less water.
📍 Recipe Notes:
- Corn flour (corn starch) and water mixture are to retain the moisture in the filling.
- The water might seem excessive but the ground beef can absorb lots of water once you stir the mixture. Stir for about 5 minutes until it becomes a moist and sticky mixture.
🥣 Instructions
Step One: Prepare the filling mixture
- Mix corn flour, water, soy sauce, ginger, sugar, and sesame oil in a small bowl. Add the sauce to the beef and onion while stirring the mixture until the sauce is completely absorbed. (Add the sauce little by little so they can be absorbed easily)
Step Two: Assemble and Make the hand pies
- Cut the pastry into about 8cm squares, place the beef mixture on the pastry squares, cover then crimp the edges of the pastry with a fork to seal it shut, and place on the baking paper. Brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Step Three: Bake
- Preheat the oven to 200C. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.
Now that you’ve learned how to make these delicious savory hand pies, it’s time to give it a try! If you liked the recipe, please consider giving it a 5-star rating. Enjoy your cooking! 🤗
Ground Beef Pastry
A piece of heaven at every bite! These ground beef pastries are crispy and stuffed with juicy beef, and Asian ingredients. A great Savory hand pie recipe.
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Servings 2
Ingredients
- 250 g ground beef
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 300 g store-bought pastry (cut into squares)
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 3 teaspoon corn flour
- 1/3 cup water
- 3 tablespoon sesame seeds (more or less to your liking)
Instructions
- Mix corn flour, water, soy sauce, ginger, sugar, sesame oil in a small bowl. Add the sauce to the beef and onion while stiring the mixture until the sauce is completely absorbed. (Add the sauce little by little so they can be absorbed easily)
- Cut the pastry into about 8cm squares, place the beef mixture on the pastry squares, cover then crimp the edges of the pastry with a fork to seal it shut, and place on the baking paper. Brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Preheat the oven to 200C. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.
Recipe Notes:
- Corn flour (corn starch) and water mixture are to retain the moisture in the filling.
- The water might seem excessive but the ground beef can absorb lots of water once you stir the mixture. Stir for about 5 minutes until it becomes a moist and sticky mixture.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 1406kcalCarbohydrates: 86gProtein: 41gFat: 100gSaturated Fat: 28gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gMonounsaturated Fat: 51gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 283mgSodium: 1478mgPotassium: 643mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 264IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 205mgIron: 9mg
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Hi,
Can I freeze them before I bake them or bake them than freeze them?
Thank you
You can freeze the meat mixture, but it’s best not to wrap it in puff pastry before freezing, as the juices may make the pastry soggy.
Is the meat filling raw or sauteed first?
They are raw.
From the picture, it seems that a second sheet of puff pastry is placed on top of the filling and crimped to close. Is that correct? Thank you.
Yes, that is right. 🙂
Yum
maybe your ground beef is different from ones here. The ground beef I bought from supermarket can take more than 1/3 cup of water. They are dry ish.