Beef pasties with a sweetcorn salsa recipe

Name: Beef pasties with a sweetcorn salsa
Yield: Makes 8 small pasties
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; ½ small onion, finely chopped; 200g lean beef mince; 1 carrot, finely diced; 1tsp thyme leaves, optional; 350g puff pastry; a little flour, for dusting; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 90g sweetcorn kernels, fresh, tinned or frozen, drained if needed; 150g cherry tomatoes, quartered; 1/2 red pepper, finely diced; 2tsp balsamic vinegar or lime juice

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Make these mini beef pasties for the kids – in fact, it's a great one to try and make with them, too. Puff pastry is used for ease and filled with the beef and carrot combo. Making the salsa couldn't be easier: simply combine all of the ingredients.

See method

Makes 8 small pasties
Takes 45 mins
258 calories / serving

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Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
1 tbsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco Brown Onions Loose
½ small onion, finely chopped
£0.11
£0.95/kg
Tesco Lean Beef Steak Mince 5% Fat 750g
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200g lean beef mince
Tesco Carrots Loose
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1 carrot, finely diced
£0.11
£0.69/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Thyme 20G
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1tsp thyme leaves, optional
£0.50
£25.00/kg
Tesco Ready Rolled Puff Pastry 320G
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350g puff pastry
£0.99
£3.09/kg
Stockwell & Co. Plain Flour 1.5Kg
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a little flour, for dusting
£0.70
£0.47/kg
Tesco British Barn Eggs 10 Pack
1 egg, lightly beaten
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Tesco Naturally Sweet Sweetcorn 200G
90g sweetcorn kernels, fresh, tinned or frozen, drained if needed
£0.50
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Nightingale Farms Cherry Tomatoes 250G
150g cherry tomatoes, quartered
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Tesco Red Peppers Each
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1/2 red pepper, finely diced
Tesco Balsamic Vinegar Of Modena 250Ml
2tsp balsamic vinegar or lime juice
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Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C, 170°C fan, 375°F, gas 5. Start with the filling. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, add the onion and cook gently for 5 minutes, until beginning to soften. Add the beef mince and carrots and the thyme, if using. Turn up the heat and cook for a further 5 minutes, until the beef is browned. Set aside to cool completely.
While the filling cools, unroll the pastry on a lightly floured board and cut out 6 rounds with a plain, 11cm (4.5 in) biscuit cutter. Re-roll the scraps of pastry and cut out 2 more rounds to make a total of 8. Space out on a baking sheet lined with nonstick baking paper and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.
Place a heaped tablespoon of filling on one side of each pastry round. Paint a little beaten egg around the edge with a pastry brush. Fold the pastry over to form a semi-circle, pressing the edges together firmly. Use a fork to crimp the edges or pinch them between thumb and finger to form a pattern, if liked. Cut a small slit in the top of each pasty. Repeat until all 8 pasties are made. At this point the pasties may be chilled for up to 24 hours or frozen for up to 3 months. Before baking, paint the pasties with egg to glaze. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown and puffed up. To make the salsa, combine all the ingredients. Season to taste. Eat the pasties warm or cool, with the salsa.

Tip: Half a teaspoon of 5-spice powder added to the pan with the beef makes a very nice substitute for the thyme leaves, but only add it if your little ones are keen on exotic flavours.