Irish meat pie

Cookinero 26 Jan 2023

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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.

How to cook Irish meat pie

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.

Step 6

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.