Beef Curry Pasties

These beef curry pasties start with chuck steak cooked slowly in curry sauce until tender. Cool the filling before wrapping it in shortcrust pastry, then bake until golden. Rogan Josh gives a different finish from Vindaloo, so choose the curry sauce you enjoy.

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Recipe Information

Makes: 8 pasties
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: About 2½ hours, across both cooking stages
Total time: About 2 hours 50 minutes, plus cooling

The timing excludes cooling the filling. Allow extra time for this before assembling the pasties.

Ingredients

• 1 onion, diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 500 g diced chuck steak
• 2 small potatoes, diced
• 250 ml curry sauce (Rogan Josh or Vindaloo both work beautifully)
• 1 cup beef stock
• ½ cup frozen peas
• A handful of fresh curry leaves
• 4 sheets shortcrust pastry
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tbsp mixed sesame seeds
• Mint yoghurt, to serve

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 150°C for the beef filling.
2. In a large ovenproof pan or casserole dish, fry the onion, carrot and chuck steak until browned.
3. Stir in the curry sauce, diced potatoes and beef stock. Cover and cook in the oven at 150°C for around 2 hours, or until the beef is fall-apart tender.
4. Stir in the peas and curry leaves, then let the filling cool before assembling the pasties.
5. When ready to assemble and bake, heat the oven to 190°C. Cut each shortcrust pastry sheet in half to make eight pieces.
6. Divide the cooled filling between the pastry pieces, placing it on one side of each. Fold over and seal the edges with a fork.
7. Brush with the beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
8. Bake at 190°C for 25–30 minutes, or until the pastry is golden and crisp. Serve hot with mint yoghurt or chutney.

Butcher’s Tip

Chuck steak needs the slow cooking stage before it goes into the pastry. Let the filling cool before assembling the pasties, and keep the oven temperatures separate: 150°C for the filling, then 190°C for the pastry.

How to Serve

Serve hot with mint yoghurt or your favourite chutney.

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