Monday, April 25, 2011

4 ingredients Maltese meat pie (torta tal-laham)

Now that Easter is over meat is on the menu again. For lunch I cooked us a quick and easy version of the Maltese meat torta. Must have been good as we both had seconds!

Ingredients

2 sheets frozen puff pastry

1 can Tom Piper braised steak with onions

1 cup frozen pies  (you can use just about any vegie but the Maltese use pies)

some butter

Method.

Put the pastry aside and let them defrost. Grease a pie dish and lay down a sheet of pastry.
Empty the can of braised steak  into the dish. Add the cup of peas , it doesn't really matter if they are still frozen. Mix well. Cover with the remaining sheet of pastry. Seal the edges with a fork.  Spread some butter over the top so it will brown. Cut 2-3 vents into the top to allow the steam to escape.  Then cook at 200 deg C for 45 minutes all until the top is golden brown.

Allow to cool then enjoy! Any leftovers can be frozen and heated in an oven latter.

2 comments:

  1. Hello Ralph

    I've never heard of Tom Piper braised steak. So I plan on doing it the old fashion way when I do find it. My mom has a Maltese cook book and not that I can read it but I mange as I do know how to speak the language.

    George

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