Published: Jul 5, 2019 · Modified: Mar 15, 2020 by K's Cuisine · This post may contain affiliate links ·

Nigerian Meat Pie

Name: Nigerian Meat Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 500 g self raising flour; 250 g butter; 120 ml milk; 2 egg yolk; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 large potatoes (chopped); 2 carrots (chopped); 250 g minced meat; 1 large brown onion (chopped); 1 cup water; 1 teaspoon curry powder; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 stock cube; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp cornflour (add 1/8 cup water and mix to make cornflour slurry)

Nigerian meat pie is a snack most Nigerian people love to eat. It's filled with meat, carrot and potatoes. However, you can add other ingredients. This easy meat pie recipe is simple and delicious.

I have been baking meat pies a lot recently and this is because my first daughter and hubby likes eating it and yes I also do! coupled with the fact I am home a lot nowadays as i'm currently on maternity leave 🙂 . I pack this simple yet delicious and filling Nigerian meat pie in my daughter's lunch box and you can be sure if she doesn't eat anything else, she'll definitely eat the meat pie.

Easy Meat pie Recipe

When I posted the Cinnamon rolls recipe, I mentioned how I rarely bake other than pies and cakes. It's a good thing that I do atleast bake pies and cakes as my mum's money in sending me to pastry class didn't waste after all.

You see, my mum made sure we her children learnt some vocational training during every school summer holiday. That wasn't much fun when all my mates were having fun travelling the world..lol. Bless my mum as it's obvious now she gave us one of the greatest gifts.

How to make Nigerian Meat pie

Anyway before I digress further let's get back to Nigerian meat pie. I have tried different recipes over the years for meat pie and this is how I like it best. Most Nigerian meatpie recipes I know calls for water in the dough but I rarely use it in mine. I also add egg to my dough. The result? delicious goodness! This is one of the best short crust pastry ever and you'll thank me later...lol. You know how Mr Biggs meat pie recipe was back in the days? This recipe beats it hands down. This is the best Nigerian Meat pie recipe and it is one easy meat pie recipe too.

Nigerian Meat Pie Recipe Ingredients (6 large pies)

For the dough:

500g Self raising flour

200g Butter or margarine

120ml Milk

2 Egg yolk

1 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon grounded nutmeg

For the filling ( fills 12 large pies-you can store in freezer for future use):

2 big sized potatoes

2 carrots

250g minced meat

Large brown onion

1 cup of water

½ Spoon K's Cuisine Multipurpose seasoning

¼ spoon K's Cuisine Cameroon pepper

1 teaspoon dried thyme

A Teaspoon curry powder

1 bpullion ( I use maggi cube)

A cooking spoon vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS - How to make meat pie pastry from Scratch (Soft meat pie dough)

Peel potato, rinse and dice into small cubes. I usually use King Edward potatoes.

Wash carrots, scrape and dice into small cubes.

Chop the onion into small pieces

Put the vegetable oil in a pot and set the cooker on medium heat. Add the chopped onions and stir then add the minced meat. Stir till the meat changes colour and then add water, maggi, K's Cuisine Multipurpose Seasoning, K's Cuisine Cameroon pepper, and thyme. Cover the pot and leave to boil.

You can add any other spice you like but I recommend just keeping it simple.

When it starts to boil add the diced potatoes and carrot, cover the pot and cook till it's soft. This takes about 8minutes. Add salt to taste.

Mix 2 tablespoon of flour with about 20ml of water in a cup and add to the meat pie filling.

K's Cuisine tip: This makes the filling hold together, creamy, moist and prevents drying up during baking.

Stir and take off the cooker and set it aside to cool.

Meat Pie Dough

In a mixing bowl put the flour, salt, nutmeg and mix well.

Add butter and mix with your hands until you get a crumby texture.

Now add the egg yolks and the milk to the flour and mix thoroughly. Knead and leave the dough to rest for 15minutes in a cool place.

K's Cuisine tip: Don't overwork the dough. This is to prevent pie from shrinking or cracking when baked.

How to make Nigerian Meat pie Short crust

Cut small part of the meat pie dough and roll on a lightly floured surface with a rolling pin. Roll the shortcrust pastry

Put this dough/pastry on a dumpling mould, put the beef mince meat filling inside ( about 2 tablespoonful for each). Use a pastry brush to brush the edges of the dough with egg and seal close.

If you do not have a dumpling mould, Use a round object like a round bowl or round pot cover to cut the dough into circle, then fill the middle with the meat filling, brush edges with egg and close using fork to seal edges.

Repeat process until you use up the short crust pastry/dough.

Lightly grease baking pan or line with a baking sheet. I normally just line with baking sheet. I like the easy way as long as I get good result????

Place the pies on the baking pan and brush the top part of the dough with egg.

Pierce the top of the pies in two places with fork.

K's Cuisine tip : This gives the pie a golden colour, crusty finish and looks more appealing to the eyes.

Egg white will give it no colour but shiny finish, egg yolk will give a deep golden brown colour and glossy finish, whole egg(both white and yolk) will give yellowish golden with shiny finish, and if you use milk to brush you will get a brown colour but no glossy finish.

For this batch I used the whole egg. Whisked it well and brushed the pie.

Preheat oven at 150degrees (gas mark 2) for 5minutes and bake the meatpie in pre heated oven for 40minutes or till it's done. (Do you know some people fry meat pie? Before you ask how to fry meat pie, i havent tried it yet but will try fried meat pie soon and blog the recipe)

Result? Yummy, moist, creamy filling meatpie???? Best served warm.

Nigerian Meat pie — Easy Meat pie recipe

Yummy

Enjoy

How to store Meat pie

Store in the fridge for up to 5 days or Freeze for up to 3 months

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Nigerian meat pie. Mr Biggs meat pie recipe

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4.43 from 14 votes

Nigerian Meat Pie

This Nigerian meat pie recipe has a buttery crust and creamy meat pie filling. If you like Mr Biggs Meat pie, you will love this easy meat pie recipe.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time45 mins

Total Time1 hr

Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: African, British, Nigerian

Keyword: best Nigerian meat pie recipe, hoe to make Nigerian meat pie, meat pie, Mr Biggs Meat pie recipe, Nigerian Meat pie

Servings: meat pies

Calories:

Author: K's Cuisine

Cost: £10

Ingredients

Dough

500 g self raising flour
250 g butter
120 ml milk
2 egg yolk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Filling

2 large potatoes chopped
2 carrots chopped
250 g minced meat
1 large brown onion chopped
1 cup water
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 stock cube
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp cornflour add ⅛ cup water and mix to make cornflour slurry