South African Cornish Pasty
- 5 cups Plain Flour
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1 cup Butter, Cubed And Chilled
- 8 Tablespoons Cold Water
- 1 whole Egg, Lightly Beaten
- 1 pound Beef Steak
- 3 whole Small Red Potatoes
- 1/2 whole Onion
- 2 whole Carrots
- 1 cup Frozen Peas
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Beef Stock
- In a large bowl, sift the flour and the salt.
- Transfer to a food processor if you have one and add the butter to the flour.
- Blend with the paddle attachment until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.
- Add the water to the flour and mix until the dough forms a ball.
- Add more water if needed.
- (No food processor?
- Just use your fingers to work the butter into the flour.
- Add the water and cut into the flour mixture using a dinner knife until the dough forms a ball.)
- Wrap the ball of dough in some cling wrap and store in the fridge until ready to use.
- Turn the oven to 400 degrees F. Slice and dice all the meta and vegetables for the filling into small chunks and cubes.
- Throw them into a bowl together and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce and stock.
- Set the filling aside.
- Divide the dough into 8 equal portions and roll each portion out on a lightly floured surface (about 1/8 thick) and cut a circle using a side plate (about 9 in diameter).
- Brush the edge of the circle with the beaten egg.
- Place equal amounts of the filling in the middle of each circle.
- Fold the edges together to form a taco shape and press the edges firmly together.
- Scallop the edge of each pasty to create a tighter and nicer-looking edge.
- Place the pasties on a greased baking tray and brush them with egg wash.
- Place them in the oven and bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees F. Turn the oven down to 360 degrees F and bake for another 30 minutes.
- Serve with fresh salad and a dollop of fruit chutney (I recommend Mrs.
- Balls Chutney).
flour, salt, butter, water, egg, red potatoes, onion, carrots, frozen peas, salt, worcestershire sauce, beef
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/south-african-cornish-pasty/ (may not work)