Kiwiana Recipes: Taste of New Zealand’s Culinary Icons
Classic Kiwiana meat pies filled with savory mince and cheese, wrapped in flaky pastry—New Zealand’s ultimate comfort food.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500gground beef
- 1medium onion, diced
- 1 tspWorcestershire sauce
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tbspflour
- 1/2 cupbeef stock
- 1 cupgrated cheddar cheese
- 1egg (for egg wash)
- 2sheets puff pastry
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F).
- 2. In a skillet, sauté onion and beef until browned.
- 3. Add Worcestershire, salt, pepper, and flour. Stir.
- 4. Pour in stock and simmer until thickened.
- 5. Cut pastry into rounds to fit muffin tins or pie tins.
- 6. Fill with meat mixture and sprinkle cheese.
- 7. Top with another round of pastry, seal edges.
- 8. Brush with egg wash and bake for 25–30 minutes.
Notes
You can freeze these pies before baking for meal prep.
Substitute ground lamb for a more traditional Kiwi flavor.
Nutrition
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 2g
- Fat: 28g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Protein: 18g