Pies & oven dishes / RICETTI
Maltese corned-beef pie
A store-cupboard pie with corned beef, potatoes, carrots and tomato paste.
◷ 95 min / 6 servings
Method
- Soften chopped onion in oil for 8 minutes. Add potatoes, carrots, tomato paste and water.
- Cover and simmer 20 minutes until vegetables soften and liquid reduces. Fold in crumbled corned beef and pepper and cool.
- Line a 24 cm dish with two-thirds of pastry. Fill, cover and seal edges.
- Cut a steam hole, brush with egg and bake 40–45 minutes at 190°C, or 170°C fan.
✳ From the kitchen
Taste before salting because corned beef is salty.
Tradition reference
Maltese traditional dishes · historical recipe collection ↗Reference for the dish tradition. This recipe is an original home-kitchen adaptation; family versions vary. Not professionally kitchen-tested.