DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Australian meat pie
Also known as: Aussie meat pie
Individual Australian pies with slow-cooked beef gravy, shortcrust bases and puff-pastry lids.
About Australian meat pie
Australian meat pies are individual pastry pies filled with beef and gravy. Nagi Maehashi's chunky version uses slow-cooked beef chuck in a red-wine gravy, with shortcrust pastry below and puff pastry on top.
The filling is deeply savoury with onion, garlic, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, bay and black pepper. Red wine and beef stock reduce into a rich gravy around the tender beef.
The blind-baked base stays sturdy beneath the filling, while the egg-brushed lid rises into crisp golden flakes. Each pie holds distinct pieces of beef in thick gravy; ketchup is an optional topping.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Egg, Fish.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Australian meat pie
Nagi Maehashi's chunky Australian beef meat pies.
- Frozen shortcrust pastryPastry base
- Frozen puff pastryPastry lid
- EggSeal and glaze
- Beef chuckFilling protein
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperSeasoning
- Olive oilCooking medium
- OnionFilling base
- GarlicAromatic
- All-purpose flourGravy thickener
- Beef stockGravy base
- Red wineGravy liquid
- Tomato pasteSeasoning
- Worcestershire sauceSeasoning
- Bay leavesSeasoning
- Tomato ketchupTopping · Optional_component · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Frozen shortcrust pastry: . Exact supplier fat and additive formula is unresolved; ordinary pastry supports Wheat.
- Frozen puff pastry: . Exact supplier fat and additive formula is unresolved; ordinary pastry supports Wheat.
- Egg:
- Beef chuck:
- Salt:
- Black pepper: . Beef-seasoning and gravy allocations consolidated.
- Olive oil:
- Onion:
- Garlic:
- All-purpose flour: . Ordinary all-purpose flour supports Wheat.
- Beef stock: . Exact prepared stock formula remains unresolved.
- Red wine: . Exact wine formula is unspecified.
- Tomato paste:
- Worcestershire sauce: . Exact supplier formula remains unresolved; ordinary Worcestershire sauce supports Fish.
- Bay leaves:
- Tomato ketchup (optional): . Ketchup selected from the source serving wording and kept optional; exact supplier formula remains unspecified.
Origins & food traditions
Maehashi presents the meat pie as an Australian everyday classic associated with football games and road trips, while distinguishing this chunky-beef recipe from minced-beef versions.
Countries
- Australia
- AustraliaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Australian
- Australian cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.