Traditional Beef Pastie

What is it?

Seasoned beef mince sits inside folded pastry with a crimped edge, giving this frozen pastie its half-moon shape. Compared with a pie, the filling is drier and less gravy-heavy, so it’s more about mince, seasoning and pastry than sauce. Mrs Mac’s uses the pastie format across a few lines, but this one sticks to the classic beef version rather than adding vegetables or curry-style fillings. It’s the old Cornish-style hand pie adapted for Australian milk bars and canteens, and it’s usually heated from frozen until the pastry is crisp and the centre is hot through.