Irish Beef Hand Pies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 head green cabbage, shredded
• 1/2 lb red potatoes, scrubbed and diced
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• coarse salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• all-purpose flour, for rolling
• 2 pie crusts (9 inches each, homemade or store-bought)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400ºf.
• 2 in a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium; add cabbage and potatoes.
• 3 cook until beginning to brown, 7 to 9 minutes.
• 4 add beef; cook, breaking up meat with a spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• 5 stir in tomato paste, crushed red pepper flakes (if using), worcestershire, thyme, and 1 cup water.
• 6 cover, and cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• 7 lightly mash mixture with a fork.
• 8 season; salt, & pepper, to taste.
• 9 crushed red pepper flakes, if using (optional)
• 10 let cool completely.
• 11 on a lightly floured work surface, roll each crust into a 14-inch square; cut each into 4 equal squares.
• 12 place 1/2 cup filling on one half of each square, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the filling; brush borders with water; fold dough over filling to enclose.
• 13 crimp edges with a fork to seal.
• 14 with a paring knife or scissors, cut 3 small vents in each.
• 15 transfer pies to 2 foil-lined rimmed baking sheets; bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.
• 16 *arrange unbaked pies on a baking sheet (they should not touch); freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
• 17 wrap each pie in foil & place in a resealable plastic bag; freeze up to 2 months.
• 18 to bake from frozen: proceed increasing baking time to 28 to 30 minutes.