Little Beef Pies

Name: Little Beef Pies (Pirojki Nachinkoj iz Mjasa)
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 1 large onion; 30-45 ml/2-3 tbsp rapeseed (canola) oil; 400 g/14 oz minced (ground) beef; 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup beef stock; 30 ml/2 tbsp smetana or crème fraîche; 30 ml/2 tbsp smetana or crème fraîche; salt and ground black pepper; 50 g/2 oz/¼ cup butter; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup milk; 45 ml/3 tbsp water; 1 small (US medium) egg plus 1 egg yolk; 1 small (US medium) egg plus 1 egg yolk; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp caster (superfine) sugar; 5 g/⅛ oz easy-blend (rapid-rise) dried yeast; 400 g/14 oz/3½ cups plain (all-purpose) flour

Pirojki Nachinkoj iz Mjasa

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from My Russian Grandmother's Kitchen

By Elena Makhonko

Published 2015

About

These golden little pastries are often served on the zakuski table and also as an accompaniment to soups. In this recipe they are filled with beef, but other fillings can be used such as salmon, potato or cabbage.

Ingredients

1 large onion
30-45 ml/2-3 tbsp rapeseed (canola) oil

Method

To make the filling, finely chop the onion. Heat the oil in a medium frying pan, add the onion and fry for 5 minutes until softened and golden brown. Add the beef and fry, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes, until browned, then add the stock and smetana or crème fraîche to the pan. Stir together then cover and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minute

Energy 411kcal/1719kJ; Protein 17.4g; Carbohydrate 41.7g, of which sugars 3.4g; Fat 20.5g, of which saturates 9g; Cholesterol 117mg; Calcium 120mg; Fibre 1.7g; Sodium 108mg.