Name: Wellington Pies
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 rounded tsp green peppercorns, in brine and drained; 500 g lean beef mince; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 × 85 g tins of smoked oysters, drained; 2 tbsp water; 4 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for oiling; a bunch of spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped; 175 g strong plain white flour or white spelt flour; ½ tsp sea salt

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Marvellous Meals with Mince

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 2012

About

These little open-topped pies can be served at room temperature as part of a light lunch or at a supper party. The lean beef is still pink in the centre and holds a layer of smoked oysters, which imparts a lovely smoky flavour to the whole pie. The crisp pastry is similar to a good hot water crust on a pork pie but is instead made with olive oil.