Pork and Beef Savoury Mince with Puff Pastry Lids and Minty Greens

Pork and Beef Savoury Mince with Puff Pastry Lids and Minty Greens

Ready in 35 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Family (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, July 3, 2016.

Puff pastry creates an exciting element for the whole family.


Ingredients

PORK AND BEEF SAVOURY MINCE

  • 1 brown onion, finely diced
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 2 stalks celery, diced 1cm
  • 450g beef and pork mince
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon tomato sauce

PUFF PASTRY LIDS

  • 1 sheet flaky puff pastry
  • 1 egg yolk, whisked

MINTY GREENS

  • 1 head broccoli
  • ½ bag frozen peas *
  • 3 tablespoons mint leaves
  • 1 tablespoon butter

TO SERVE

  • ¼ cup tomato sauce

Steps

  1. oven to 180oC. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil.
  2. Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook onion, carrot and celery for about 3 minutes. Add mince and cook for 4–5 minutes, breaking up with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Add flour and cook for a further 1 minute.
  3. Add stock, Worcestershire sauce and tomato sauce to pan with mince mixture and bring to a simmer on low-medium. Cook for about 10 minutes, then season with salt and pepper.
  4. On a clean bench, unroll pastry, keeping plastic side down. Cut into 6 even squares with a sharp knife.
  5. Place pastry squares onto prepared tray and brush with egg yolk. Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until pastry has puffed up and is golden.
  6. While pastry cooks, finely chop broccoli florets and stalk. Cook broccoli and peas in pot of boiling water until bright green and tender, 2–3 minutes. Drain and return to pot. Finely chop mint leaves then toss through broccoli and peas with butter.
  7. spoon pork and beef savoury mince onto plates and top with puff pastry lids. Serve minty greens on the side with a dollop of tomato sauce.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2254 kj
539 kcal
Protein 31.8g
Carbohydrate 38.6g
Fat 27.5g