Name: Savoury Pies
Yield: Makes 50
Ingredients: 1 kg ready-made puff pastry; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 15 ml sunflower oil; 5 ml crushed garlic; 5 ml ground black pepper; 5 ml salt; 2 ml ground cloves; 2 ml grated nutmeg; 3 hard-boiled eggs, grated; 100 ml sago soaked in 125 ml water for 15 minutes; 500 g steak, cut into small cubes; 1 egg, beaten; 5 ml crushed dried chillies or chilli powder

Preparation info

Makes
50

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cape Malay Illustrated Cookbook

By Faldela Williams

Published 2012

About

A favourite snack that can be served at weddings or at a buffet supper. For a more substantial filling, add 100 g uncooked vermicelli to mince mixture just before adding the sago.

Ingredients

1 kg ready-made puff pastry
1 egg, beaten

Method

Filling: Wash steak and drain well. Braise onion in heated oil until golden, 5–10 minutes. Add steak and cook for about 30 minutes, stirring, over medium heat. Add spices and cook a further 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Drain sago and add to steak mixture. Cook, stirring, until sago is transparent, about 10 minutes. Leave to cool.

Cut out pastry rounds,