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“I am a famous Nigerian street snack, hot or cold the young and old love me. What am I”?

If you guessed Nigerian Meat pie, you guessed right! Nigerian Meat Pie is a savory, filling snack traditionally filled with minced meat, carrots, and potatoes.

It is one of the most popular snacks in Nigeria and it is sold in restaurants, roadsides, etc. The flaky crust on the outside, warm and gooey on the inside, it’s a snack favorite for adults and Children and how could we not love it? it’s just everything!!!!

Let’s go into the ingredients and directions on how to make this easy-peasy recipe.

Baking Direction

Here are the steps involved in making Meat Pie:

Sift flour into a bowl. Add chunks of cold butter. Use fingers to rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add water, a tablespoon at a time, until a non-sticky dough forms. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 3 days.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment.

Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, add meat, onions, garlic, and carrots, and cook, stirring constantly, until meat is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.

Add white pepper, curry powder, thyme, and mixed herbs, and mix well; cook and stir until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt. Remove from heat; set aside to cool.

On a well-floured surface, roll dough out about 1/4-inch thick, and cut out circles using a cookie cutter, cup, or bowl in a size you are happy with.

Place some filling in the center of the pastry circle and fold over carefully. Press the edges of the pastry firmly together with a fork to seal. Re-roll dough scraps, and repeat until pastry and meat filling are used up.

Ingredients for Meat Pie

Here are the ingredients used in making Meat Pie:

Pie Dough

500 grams of all-purpose flour 4 cups

8 grams salt 1 ½ teaspoons

240 grams unsalted butter 2 sticks

½ cup plus 2 tablespoons cold water

Pie Filling

450 grams of ground beef /minced beef

1 large potato diced

1 carrot diced

½ teaspoon Curry

½ teaspoon Thyme

½ teaspoon Chilli pepper

1 teaspoon Garlic powder

¼ teaspoon salt

1 seasoning cube Bouillon cube

2 tablespoons flour

¾ cup water

Egg Wash

1 medium egg

The Nigerian meat pies are tasty pastries filled with minced meat, potato, and carrots. The pastry is slightly flaky and very rich in flavor, and the filling is moist and very flavorful.

These meat pies are famous in West Africa and Nigeria. If you haven’t tasted the Nigerian meat pie you must try this recipe immediately, they are the ultimate comfort food!

Place pies on the prepared baking sheet. Using a pastry brush, brush the formed pies with beaten egg.

Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is golden brown and filling is hot, about 15 minutes. Enjoy!