Cornish Pasty

Name: Cornish Pasty
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g beef skirt or chuck steak, very finely diced; 2 medium potatoes, finely diced; 1 small turnip or swede, finely diced; 1 large onion, finely diced; salt and black pepper generous seasoning; 2 sheets shortcrust pastry; 1 egg, beaten; 1 tbsp butter, diced

A crimped shortcrust pastry parcel, packed with beef skirt, potato, turnip and onion, baked until golden, a true British classic.

Total time

85 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

55 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

British

Ingredients

500gbeef skirt or chuck steak, very finely diced

2medium potatoes, finely diced

1small turnip or swede, finely diced

1large onion, finely diced

salt and black peppergenerous seasoning

2 sheetsshortcrust pastry

1egg, beaten

1 tbspbutter, diced

Instructions

Mix raw beef, potato, turnip and onion. Season very generously with salt and pepper.

Cut pastry into 20cm circles.

Pile filling on one half of each circle. Dot with butter.

Fold pastry over and crimp the edge firmly.

Brush with egg. Bake at 180°C for 45-55 minutes until golden brown.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

110

Protein

2.7g

Fat

6.9g

Carbs

9.3g

Fiber

0.9g

Sodium

60mg

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