An exploration into Hylian baking! This dish can be found in Tabantha as it uses their Tabantha Wheat, but it is commonly eaten all throughout Hyrule. In particular, the dish is popular in Kakariko Village and Hateno Village; their goat butter as well as the meat from their farm raised and locally hunted animals are crucial to the dish.
“You'll need an extra napkin to deal with this juicy pie of perfectly baked minced meat.”
Ingredients
1 lb ground beef
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp Herbes de Provence
1 tsp salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
2 tbsp tomato paste
3-5 tbsp olive oil
1 egg
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp Herbes de Provence
1 tsp salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
2 tbsp tomato paste
3-5 tbsp olive oil
1 egg
1 tbsp water or milk
4 ready made pie crusts (or equivalent amount of your own homemade pie dough)
Add the chopped onion, carrot, and celery to a food processor along with 2-3 tbsp olive oil. Pulse or operate on medium speed until the vegetables are chopped into very small pieces, but not fully puréed. Heat a pan over medium heat, add the vegetable mix (and another tbsp of olive oil if necessary). Cook the vegetables for about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds to a minute. Add the ground beef (and another tbsp of olive oil if needed). Add the salt, pepper, and Herbes de Provence. Stir to combine all ingredients. Cook until the meat is fully browned, about 5-8 minutes. Once the meat is browned, add the tomato paste and stir to fully incorporate. Let cook for about 3 minutes more and remove from the heat. Place the meat mixture into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to fully cool.
Once the meat is cool, preheat an oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Roll one of your pie shells out on a cutting board. (If using your own dough, roll out on floured board to about 1/4 inch thickness.) Using a 4 inch round pastry cutter, cut out small pie rounds from the dough. Ball the excess dough back up into a ball and roll it back out with a rolling pin to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out more rounds. Repeat the process with all pie shells. You should get about 28-32 small pie rounds.
Now to assemble a meat pie. Crack and beat the egg in a small bowl along with the tablespoon of water or milk to create an egg wash. Using a brush, cover the top of one of the rounds in egg wash, place a little less than 1/4 cup of the cold meat mixture on the round. Place a second pie round over the top and gently press the edges of the two pie rounds together with your fingers around the edges. Once they are secure, use the tines of a fork to press around the edges of the pie to create a design and further seal the pie completely. Brush the top of the pie with egg wash, and then, using a knife, make a small slit in the top of the pie. Repeat this process.
Bake the pies on a baking tray covered in parchment paper or nonstick aluminum foil. Place the pies about an inch apart. Bake them in batches for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool the pies on cooking racks for 5-8 minutes before eating.
Learn more about the Meat Pie dish from Breath of the Wild at Zelda Dungeon.