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Home » Easy Main Meals » Easy Minced Beef and Onion Pie

Easy Minced Beef and Onion Pie

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This Minced Beef and Onion Pie is hearty and warming and a whole pie full of comfort. It is just as I remember my mother used to make it, savoury as you like with the slight sweetness of caramelised onions. An old fashioned minced beef pie that took me right back.

minced beef and onion pie with section of pastry cut away and plates, knives and forks behind it.

*There is a complete printable recipe card with ingredients and detailed instructions at the bottom of this post.*

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Minced Beef and Onion Pie Recipe

This dish is perfect for a midweek meal and a great crowd pleaser. You can make the minced beef filling beforehand and simply add the pastry top and whack it in the oven on the day or indeed the evening.

Exactly what you need when time is tight and inclination non existent. Perfect for batch cooking and freezing too.

Ingredients

The ingredients are super simple.

minced beef on a blue and white plate on a white work surface with shortcrust pastry, sliced onions, flour in a small white bowl and a jug full of beef stock as well as a bottle of worcestershire sauce

500 grams (17.6 oz) Minced Beef - I like to use the 12% fat mince as I think it gives you a great flavour and adds a unctuousness to the gravy but feel free to use a leaner cut.

3 tbsp Flour - I use plain or self raising. You could substitute gluten free if required.

600 mls Beef Stock - I use stock pots but you could use beef stock cubes. Usually I use 3 stock pots for this 600 mls of stock. The recommended measure for 500 mls of stock is one stock pot but we are looking for extra beef flavour here. Because of this we don't need to add salt, the stock pots do the seasoning job.

2 and a half tbsp Worcestershire Sauce - this adds a great savoury flavour. You could probably add brown sauce or a little marmite too to get the same vibe.

3 Large Onions - I use the standard Brown Onion that you get in the supermarket. Red Onions are ok too but you would need to match the amount as onions do cook away to seemingly a quarter of what you started out with. They may make the dish a little sweeter too.

 375 grams (13.2 oz) Puff Pastry - I unashamedly use the pre rolled stuff. It keeps the vibe as easy as heck which is exactly the business I'm in. But feel free to roll away or even make your own puff pastry. It is easier than you think as I discovered when I started to make my own pain au chocolat. Just fiddly. Some days I can't do fiddly.

Method

  • Firstly I slice the onions into half moons, hopefully avoiding any weeping.
sliced onions in a large frying pan with a wooden spoon
  • I use the largest frying pan I have and fry the onions in olive oil gently for about 15 minutes until they caramelise and go brown. This really enhances the flavour and brings a sweetness to the pie party. Its crazy how much they shrink  in volume too.
caramelised onions in a frying pan
  • If you're baking your pie on the day then now is the time to preheat your oven to 200 C (180 fan)/400 F/Gas Mark 6
  • Scoop out your onions and set aside. Using the same frying pan put it back on a medium heat, add another tbsp of olive oil and add the minced beef. Break the mince up with a wooden spoon or similar.
  • The idea is to brown it all a little. Once the frying gets going you will see water begin to be released from the mince. This is when I scatter the flour over the top.
flour scattered over mince in a frying pan with a wooden spoon
  • Mix the flour completely in and then add the stock and the worcestershire sauce.
  • Let it all bubble away for 15 minutes or so.
minced beef and gravy in a large frying pan with a wooden spoon
  • Add the onions back into the pan.
onions sitting on top of minced beef and gravy in a frying pan.
  • To prepare your pie dish for the pastry lid then cut off pastry strips to fit your pie dish rim. You will need to roll out your pastry to a thickness of 3 mm on a floured surface if your pastry is not pre rolled. Brush your pie rim with a little water.
pastry sheet and knife lying next to a pie dish with strips of pastry around the rim.
  • Place the pastry strips on top of your pastry dish rim. Fill your pie dish with your minced beef filling. Let the mixture cool for fifteen minutes at least.
pie dish filled with minced beef and onion filling with strips of puff pastry around the rim
  • Top your pie with the pastry carefully. I usually use a rolling pin to help move the pastry across over to the pie. Trim the excess pastry from around the dish with a knife. Here is a great video showing exactly how to do all the pastry bits.
  • Make a couple of slits in the centre for steam to escape and then pinch the edges of the pie to crimp. I also like to cut 3 diamond shapes from the pastry offcuts and stick them around the steam holes. You could get all crafty and make anything you fancy out of the leftover pastry.
a hand pinching the edges of the pastry of a pie.
  • Brush generously all over the top of the pie with egg wash to get a beautiful glaze to the pastry when baked.
pie brushed with egg wash surrounded by pastry off cuts and a mug with pastry brush.
  • Bake for about 40 minutes until puffed up and about as gorgeous as you can imagine.
baked pie with a napkin to the side with a serving spoon on it.

Serving Suggestions

I like to serve this with cheesy mash, mashed potatoes. or roasted new potatoes, crispy roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese too.

Buttery Red Cabbage is a favourite too. Slow Cooker Corn on the Cob not to mention roast carrots. Comfort food go hard or go home heaven.

Expert Tips, Tricks

  • Get all your ingredients weighed out and ready. Sounds obvious but it saves so much stress, for me anyway.
  • Have your pastry at room temperature. It is so much easier to mange.
  • Use shortcrust pastry in exactly the same way if you prefer.
  • I love to use the shop bought ready rolled pastry as it is SO much easier.
  • To get ahead make the minced beef filling ahead and refrigerate. Place in the pie dish and proceed as above. Bake for 10 minutes extra in the oven. Watch that the pastry doesn't catch.

Equipment Required

  • 8" pie dish about 4 cm deep
  • Large frying pan
  • Wooden spoon or spatula
  • Large spoon
  • Knife
  • Digital Scales
  • Bowls to weigh ingredients into.
  • Rolling pin for pastry if not ready rolled
minced beef pie with a quarter of the top pastry missing

Can You Freeze This?

Yes you can. Wrap in clingfilm/plastic wrap and then silver foil. It will freeze well for up to a month.

Defrost and reheat in the oven until piping hot at about 180 C/160 C fan/350 F/Gas Mark 4

More Old Fashioned Recipes

  • Slow Cooker Brisket
  • Corned Beef Hash
  • Old School Cheese Pie
  • Quiche Lorraine
  • Slow Cooker Beef Casserole
  • Beef & Ale Stew with Dumplings
  • Savoury Minced Beef
  • Toad In The Hole
  • Coronation Chicken

More Midweek Meals

  • Chicken and Vegetable Pie
  • Beef Tacos
  • Teriyaki Minced Beef Stir Fry
  • Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole
  • Slow Cooker Beef Casserole
  • Cheesy Fish Pie
minced beef and onion pie

Easy Minced Beef and Onion Pie

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This Easy Minced Beef and Onion Pie is an old fashioned recipe that is just as good as I remember it and perfect for a warming midweek meal. Lots of savoury beefy flavour with the slight sweetness of caramelised onions.
4.67 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
cooling time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 25 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine English
Servings 4
Calories 781 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 500 grams beef mince
  • 3 tbsps flour
  • 3 large onions
  • 2½ tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 600 mls beef stock 3 stock pots or cubes
  • 375 grams puff pastry

Instructions
 

  • Firstly I slice the onions into half moons about 1 cm thick, hopefully avoiding any weeping. 
  • I use the largest frying pan I have and fry the onions in olive oil gently for about 15 minutes until they caramelise and go brown. This really enhances the flavour and brings a sweetness to the pie party.
  • If you're baking your pie on the day then now is the time to preheat your oven to 200 C (180 fan)/400 F/Gas Mark 6
  • Scoop out your onions and set aside. Using the same frying pan put it back on a medium heat, add another tbsp of olive oil and add the minced beef. Break the mince up with a wooden spoon or similar.
  • The idea is to brown it all a little. Once the frying gets going you will see water begin to be released from the mince. This is when I scatter the flour over the top.
  • Mix the flour completely in and then add the stock and the worcestershire sauce.
  • Let it all bubble away for 15 minutes or so. 
  • Add the onions back into the pan.
  • To prepare your pie dish for the pastry lid then cut off pastry strips to fit your pie dish rim. You will need to roll out your pastry to a thickness of 3 mm on a floured surface if your pastry is not pre rolled. Brush your pie rim with a little water.
  • Place the pastry strips on top of your pastry dish rim. Fill your pie dish with your minced beef filling. Let the mixture cool for fifteen minutes at least.
  • Top your pie with the pastry carefully. I usually use a rolling pin to help move the pastry across over to the pie. Trim the excess pastry from around the dish with a knife.
  • Make a couple of slits in the centre for steam to escape and then pinch the edges of the pie to crimp. I also like to cut 3 diamond shapes from the pastry offcuts and stick them around the steam holes. You could get all crafty and make anything you fancy out of the leftover pastry.
  • Brush generously all over the top of the pie with egg wash to get a beautiful glaze to the pastry when baked.
  • Bake for about 40 minutes until puffed up and about as gorgeous as you can imagine.

Notes

  • Get all your ingredients weighed out and ready. Sounds obvious but it saves so much stress, for me anyway.
  • Have your pastry at room temperature. It is so much easier to mange.
  • Use shortcrust pastry in exactly the same way if you prefer.
  • I love to use the shop bought ready rolled pastry as it is SO much easier.
  • To get ahead make the minced beef filling ahead and refrigerate. Place in the pie dish and proceed as above. Bake for 10 minutes extra in the oven. Watch that the pastry doesn't catch.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 781kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 722mg | Potassium: 1016mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 7mg

All nutritional information is approximate and intended only as a guide.

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Comments

  1. clare

    January 04, 2021 at 1:54 pm

    Oh my - what time to you want me round
    I haven't had a minced beef & onion pie for years
    Need to change that!
    Thanks Clare

    Reply
    • Clare

      January 04, 2021 at 1:55 pm

      Do even 🙂

      Reply
  2. Leeanne Prince

    March 27, 2021 at 6:55 pm

    5 stars
    Hi made this tonight for tea was brilliant thank you 😊

    Reply
    • Jenny

      March 28, 2021 at 3:01 pm

      Thank you sooo much! I am thrilled to hear that. It's such a great pie x

      Reply
  3. Sue

    September 30, 2021 at 5:51 pm

    5 stars
    Had this last night-delicious. The recipe is really straightforward to follow too. Just what was needed on a chilly autumn evening. Thank you

    Reply
    • Jenny

      September 30, 2021 at 6:58 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you so much for letting me know. I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it!x

      Reply
  4. Jayne

    July 12, 2022 at 7:38 pm

    5 stars
    Made this tonight, absolutely delicious, proper comfort food. I followed the recipe exactly as written and I wouldn't change a thing. I have never made a pie before and am so glad this is my first. To anyone who is thinking about making this, go for it you won't be disappointed.

    Reply
    • Jenny

      July 19, 2022 at 1:47 pm

      Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. It is such a popular recipe and I'm so pleased you loved it as much as us. It makes my week when people reach out. Thanks loads again!

      Reply
  5. Ryan

    March 20, 2024 at 10:58 pm

    Oh my god this was delicious. I swapped out a couple of onions for leaks, but other than that followed the recipe exactly. I appreciated the richness and simplicity of it - generally I'm rummaging in my cupboard for god knows what spices come dinnertime - turns out all you need is a few tablespoons of Worcester sauce.

    Reply
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