Minced Beef, Onion, and Cheddar Pie

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    5hrs 30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    666
based on 2 ratings

A rich, comforting meal fit for any dinner party or celebration, this pie is packed with beef and onions, and topped with a layer of sharp cheddar which is sure to be a hit at the dinner table. Any leftovers will last for up to three days in the fridge, or the pie can be made ahead and frozen before baking – simply defrost in the fridge overnight before baking.

recipe updated 17 Jun. 2025

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    100 g
  • Lard icon
    Lard
    100 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    60 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    200 g
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    100 g
  • Celery stalk icon
    Celery stalk
    100 g
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    2
  • Fresh rosemary icon
    Fresh rosemary
    1 tablespoon
  • Sharp cheddar icon
    Sharp cheddar
    150 g
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    400 g
  • Fine sea salt icon
    Fine sea salt
    1 teaspoon
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    1 tablespoon
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    as needed
  • Beef mince icon
    Beef mince
    450 g
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    2 tablespoons
  • Beef stock icon
    Beef stock
    250 g
  • Dark soy sauce icon
    Dark soy sauce
    1 tablespoon
  • Fine sea salt icon
    Fine sea salt
    as needed
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    as needed
  • Egg yolk icon
    Egg yolk
    1

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Rolling pin
  • kCook icon kCook Multi
  • kCook icon Kcook bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Pie dish - 8"
  • kCook icon Baking tray - large

Step preview

  1. Fit max blade to kCook bowl
  2. Add plain flour, unsalted butter, lard and fine sea salt to the kCook bowl
  3. Fit kCook bowl to kCook Multi
  4. Attach lid to kCook bowl with filler cap fitted
  5. Mix with filler cap fitted - 2 min, speed 10
  6. Then add water and egg to the kCook bowl
  7. Mix with filler cap fitted - 1 min, speed 7
  8. Remove the pastry from the kCook bowl
  9. Wrap with plastic wrap
  10. Chill in fridge - 2 hr
  11. Clean the appliance bowl and attach the lid
  12. Add olive oil and unsalted butter to the kCook bowl
  13. Fit stir tool to kCook bowl
  14. Heat with filler cap removed - 120°C, speed 3
  15. Then add onion, carrot, celery stalk and salt to the kCook bowl
  16. Cook with filler cap removed - 10 min, 120°C, speed 3
  17. Then add beef mince, garlic clove and fresh rosemary to the kCook bowl
  18. Cook with filler cap removed - 5 min, 140°C, speed 3
  19. Then add plain flour to the kCook bowl
  20. Cook with filler cap removed - 3 min, 120°C, speed 4
  21. Then add beef stock, dark soy sauce, fine sea salt and black pepper to the kCook bowl
  22. Cook with filler cap removed - 20 min, 98°C, speed 1
  23. Transfer content of kCook bowl to large mixing bowl
  24. Let cool - 1 hr
  25. Place the chilled pastry onto a lightly floured worksurface
  26. Divide into two pieces, one being twice the size of the other
  27. Take the larger piece of pastry
  28. Roll out until 1/8" (5mm) thick
  29. Line the pie dish with the pastry, leaving some overhanging the sides
  30. Spoon filling into pie dish
  31. Top with sharp cheddar evenly
  32. Now, take the other piece of pastry
  33. Roll out until 1/8" (5mm) thick
  34. Retrieve the pie dish
  35. Brush with egg yolk
  36. Place the round pastry on top
  37. Trim and crimp the edges to seal, then brush all over with more egg yolk to glaze
  38. Cut the small hole in the top of the pie
  39. Chill in fridge - 30 min
  40. Pre-heat oven - 220°C
  41. Place a baking tray in the oven to pre-heat
  42. Transfer pie to baking tray
  43. Bake - 40 min, 220°C
  44. Remove from oven
  45. Let rest - 20 min
  46. Serve
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