Nigerian Meat Pie

Ingredients

Meat Pie Filling:

1. Cow meat 250g
2.  Irish Potato  1 Medium Size (or sweet potato for a sweet tasting pie)
3.  Carrot  1 Medium Size
4.   Vegetable oil  5 table spoon
5.   Cold water about 125mls
6.  All purpose flour  1 teaspoon
7.   Onion  half a Medium size
8.   Seasoning cube 1
9.   Thyme 1 teaspoon
10.   Salt to taste 

Meat Pie Dough:

1.    All Purpose Flour 500g
2.    Margarine 250g
3.    Baking Powder  1 teaspoon
4.    Water about  100mls
5.     Pinch of Salt
6.     Egg,  1 medium size

Direction

A.  Prepare the Filling:

1. Cut the meat into tiny pieces and set aside
2. Peel, dice and wash the Carrots, Potatoes and Onion, set aside
3. Heat the vegetable oil using medium heat
4. Add the onion and heat the onion for a while
5. Add the meat and stir vigorously until cooked
6. Pour  water, add  seasoning cube and thyme
7. Cover to cook
8. Add the carrots and potatoes and cook
9. Dissolve the flour in cold water and add to the pot
10. Add salt to taste 
11. Remove from the stove and let it cool, while you prepare the dough

B. The Dough:

1.  Add baking powder and salt to your seived flour
2.  Add the margarine and rub till it looks like fine bread crumbs
3.  Slowly add water and mix
4.  Sprinkle some flour on a neat hard surface, place the dough on it and knead more
5.  Put the dough back in the bowl and leave to rest for about 5-7 minutes, while you grease your baking tray, break and beat the egg and preheat the oven
6.  Knead and roll a small dough to about one quatre of an inch thick
7.  Cut into round shape and spoon in some of the filling
8.  Rub the inside edge with some of the egg
9.  Fold and press the edges together and seal the edges with a fork
10.  Rub the upper outer edge of the round dough with some quantity of the egg
11.  Bake for 20-30 minutes

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