Spicy Meat Pie with Hash Brown Topping

Name: Spicy Meat Pie with Hash Brown Topping
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 onion (chopped); 2 cloves garlic (chopped); 1 red pepper (chopped); 1 large red chili (chopped); 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) ground beef; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 tsp tomato paste; 500 ml (18 fl oz) beef stock; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 210 g canned canned chopped tomatoes; 400 g canned cannellini beans (drained and rinsed); 3 large baking potatoes (for hash brown topping); 4 sun-dried tomatoes (chopped); basil (for garnish, optional), to taste

Spicy ground beef and green beans topped with a crispy baked potato cake crust — a protein-rich dish.

2h 5m

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Ingredients

vegetable oil 1 tbsp

onion (chopped) 1

garlic (chopped) 2 cloves

red pepper (chopped) 1

red chili (chopped) 1 large

ground beef 500 g (1 lb 2 oz)

all-purpose flour 2 tbsp

tomato paste 2 tsp

beef stock 500 ml (18 fl oz)

Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp

canned chopped tomatoes 210 g canned

cannellini beans (drained and rinsed) 400 g canned

baking potatoes (for hash brown topping) 3 large

sun-dried tomatoes (chopped) 4

basil (for garnish, optional) to taste

Instructions

Browning the Ground Beef

Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan and gently fry the onion, garlic, red pepper, and chili for 10–15 minutes. Add the ground beef, increase the heat, and cook until fully browned.

Simmering the Sauce

Stir in the flour and tomato paste until well combined. Add the stock, Worcestershire sauce, chopped tomatoes, and cannellini beans. Season and simmer gently for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Transfer to a baking dish.

Making the Hash Brown Topping

Meanwhile, prepare the topping: steam the potatoes with their skins on for 10 minutes, then coarsely grate them into strands. Gently spread over the meat sauce, scatter with the sun-dried tomatoes, and drizzle with a little oil.

Baking

Bake in the preheated oven for 30–40 minutes until golden and bubbling. Scatter with basil to garnish if desired. The meat sauce can be frozen for up to one month.