Fried Meat Pies - Zeelicious Foods

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner and lower in calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil adds healthy fats while margarine is often cheaper.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can be made from scraps.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

Prepare the dough by mixing flour, baking powder, salt, butter, milk, and eggs until smooth.

In a separate pan, sauté the onion until translucent.

Add the minced meat and cook until browned.

Stir in the curry, thyme, Scotch bonnet peppers, carrots, bell pepper, Irish potatoes, and spring onions; cook until the vegetables are tender.

Add corn starch to the filling mixture to thicken it.

Roll out the dough and cut into circles.

Place a spoonful of filling on one half of each circle, fold over, and seal the edges.

Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the pies until golden brown on both sides.

Cooking Techniques

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