{"id":32267,"date":"2019-08-11T04:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T04:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=32267"},"modified":"2019-08-13T06:48:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T05:48:51","slug":"how-to-make-nigerian-meat-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/how-to-make-nigerian-meat-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Nigerian Meat Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No Nigerian is a stranger to the meat pie delicacy. You can find it almost anywhere and they can be used at functions\/events or at work as a quick snack. They\u2019re really delicious and not expensive. Also, making them also isn\u2019t as hard as it seems.<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s see how you can make one for yourself from the comfort of your kitchen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32271\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/how-to-make-nigerian-meat-pie.png\" alt=\"how to make nigerian meat pie\" width=\"524\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/how-to-make-nigerian-meat-pie.png 524w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/how-to-make-nigerian-meat-pie-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Make Nigerian Meat Pie: Tools You Need<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2 Baking Sheets<\/li>\n<li>A Pastry Brush<\/li>\n<li>A Rolling Pin<\/li>\n<li>A round dough cutter (You can improvise with the cover of a medium, sized pot)<\/li>\n<li>A Large Mixing Bowl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>How to Make Nigerian Meat Pie: Ingredients<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dough:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 Cups of Self Raising Flour<\/li>\n<li>1 Teaspoon of Baking Powder<\/li>\n<li>3 Eggs<\/li>\n<li>250g of Margarine<\/li>\n<li>1 Cup of Cold Natural Water<\/li>\n<li>1 Teaspoon of Salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Filling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>400g of Minced Meat<\/li>\n<li>2 medium sized potatoes<\/li>\n<li>1 Large Onion (diced)<\/li>\n<li>Curry Powder<\/li>\n<li>Dried Thyme<\/li>\n<li>Salt<\/li>\n<li>1 Red Chilli<\/li>\n<li>1 Green Chilli<\/li>\n<li>Seasoning Cubes<\/li>\n<li>2 Carrots<\/li>\n<li>Olive Oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>How to Make Nigerian Meat Pie: <\/strong><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Filling<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Peel the potatoes and boil them. Once soft, chop them into cubes of about 0.5cm in size.<\/li>\n<li>Chop the carrots, the chillies and neatly slice the onions. Mix together and chop them again.<\/li>\n<li>Sauce-up the minced meat with the mixture. Add salt and the seasoning cubes till it tastes alright.<\/li>\n<li>Add 2 spoons of olive oil to a shallow frying pan and fry the mixture till the look of the meat turns from pale pink to light brown.<\/li>\n<li>Add the filling in a medium saucepan and add 3 spoons of flour.<\/li>\n<li>Add water to the mixture and heat for 7 minutes. Let it cook for 5 minutes, and stir for another two minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Result should be a semi-solid sauce, not too thick and not too watery. It should taste crunchy and ready to sit in the dough.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dough<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Add 1 teaspoon of baking powder and \u00bd teaspoon of salt to 1 kg of flour.<\/li>\n<li>Add three eggs to about mixture in step 1. (Proportionality is important in measurements).<\/li>\n<li>Add butter to the mixture in step 2. (About 500gam, preferably chunked before addition)<\/li>\n<li>Add water gradually and allow the dough to knead and form together. (If it\u2019s too damp, add flour. If it\u2019s too dry, add water).<\/li>\n<li>Put the dough in the fridge for 20minutes (makes it really smooth).<\/li>\n<li>Coat your rolling pin with flower as you roll the dough till it flattens (Around 1cm thickness).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Making the Meat Pie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cut the flattened dough with a round dough cutter (or the cover of a non-sticky pot).<\/p>\n<p>Add about 1 tablespoon of the filling in the centre of the round dough.<\/p>\n<p>Fold to form a half moon shape and add egg to the inside of the dough with the pastry brush.<\/p>\n<p>Close with a fork and repeat till both pastries and filling is finished.<\/p>\n<p>Rub margarine on the baking tray and bake at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Watch the colour change to golden brown and that means your pies are ready.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No Nigerian is a stranger to the meat pie delicacy. 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