Irish Beef Hand Pies

(190)
Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
Yield:
8

This St. Patrick's Day, tuck the makings of traditional beef-and-potato stew into flaky hand pies you can bake straight from the freezer.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • ¼ head green cabbage, shredded

  • ½ pound red potatoes, scrubbed and diced

  • 1 pound ground beef sirloin

  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste

  • ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme

  • Coarse salt and ground pepper

  • All-purpose flour, for rolling

  • 2 piecrusts (9 inches each), homemade or store-bought

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium; add cabbage and potatoes. Cook until beginning to brown, 7 to 9 minutes. Add beef; cook, breaking up meat with a spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire, thyme, and 1 cup water. Cover, and cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Lightly mash mixture with a fork. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool completely.

  2. On a lightly floured work surface, roll each crust into a 14-inch square; cut each into 4 equal squares. Place 1/2 cup filling on one half of each square, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the filling. Brush borders with water; fold dough over filling to enclose. Crimp edges with a fork to seal. With a paring knife or scissors, cut 3 small vents in each.

  3. Transfer pies to 2 foil-lined rimmed baking sheets; bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.

  4. To Bake from Frozen: Proceed with step 3, increasing baking time to 28 to 30 minutes.

    Irish Beef Hand Pies
Originally appeared: Everyday Food, March 2009
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