Previously, there was no division into “high” and “simple” in Irish cuisine, so the choice of products in the house of a wealthy person and a poor peasant was the same: potatoes, vegetables, corned beef. After all, we are not in Ireland and we will cook a better hearty and mouth-watering meat pie, typical of the modern cuisine of the Emerald Isle.
Onion, carrot and celery cut into small cubes. Cut bacon into small pieces. Heat a frying pan, put the bacon in it, reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, until the fat is rendered from the bacon. Drain it into a separate bowl, leaving only 2 tbsp. l. Add onions, celery and carrots, fry for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from fire.
Wash the meat, cut into pieces the size of a refined sugar cube. In a separate skillet, heat 1 tbsp. l. fat. Fry the meat in small portions for 4 minutes. each, until a crust forms. Add cumin to the last batch. Put all the browned meat into the skillet. Add 1 more tbsp. l. fat, pour wine. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the fried vegetables, flour to the meat, mix thoroughly. Reduce heat, cover and cook for 40 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, let cool.
Prepare dough. Cut the butter into pieces, put in a saucepan. Pour in 120 ml of water. Stir, put on fire, bring to a boil. Remove from fire immediately. Pour in all the sifted flour, mix. Knead with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together into a smooth, shiny ball. Transfer it to a floured work surface. Cover with cling film and let cool.
Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease a small rectangular heat-resistant baking dish with a small amount of vegetable oil. Set aside one third of the test. Roll out the rest with a layer of 3 mm and put in a baking dish so that the bottom and sides are closed. Spread the filling over the dough.
Roll out the rest of the dough into a thin layer. Cover the cake with it and pinch the edges. Brush the top with egg. Put in the oven and bake for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and leave in the mold for 20 minutes, then remove. Serve hot or cold.