Corned Beef Pie - a Maltese Delicacy

                            Corned Beef Pie

This pie has been around quite a long time in the Maltese History and its a pie which can be easily done in Less than 1 Hour.. isn't it amazing or what?

For this recipe I use pre-made pastry - either short crust or puff pastry though I prefer the last option as It tastes much better. Also I am going to show you a small secret to making this pie a winner - and this is by using tomato paste instead of any other tinned tomatoes.

© C.Armeni

Ingredients:

• 2 Large Tins Corned beef
• 1 small can of tomato paste (around 120g)
• 4 Large carrots finely Diced
• 1 Large Onion finely Diced
• 8 very small potatoes - cooked and cut into 4 pieces
• 1 short crust pastry / puff pastry
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Some Water
• 1 Can of Peas (Optional)

Method:

• Heat the oil and add carrots and onions. Cook until carrots are soft and if necessary add a little water
• Preheat oven at 180°C 
• In the meantime cook potatoes but do not cook them much and cut them in 4 pieces and set them aside
• When both the carrots and onions are cooked, add the corned beef and tomato paste. If using add the peas too.
• Give it a good stir and simmer for a couple of minutes until the corned beef smashes down
• Stir well again and turn off the heat. Mash the potatoes and stir them in and set mixture aside
• Roll out the pastry on a floured surface and put in a oiled/buttered pie dish
• Prick the base with a fork and add the corned beef mixture
• Cover with the remainder of the pastry and prick the top as well
• Cook in the preheated oven for 30 Minutes or until the pastry becomes golden.

And Basically that is it! In my pie I added the peas and some salt and pepper and it came out amazing. I hope this is as easy to you as it was to me and if you any queries, do not hesitate to comment here or send an email on cristamysti@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support guys!

C.Armeni