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    Home » Recipes » Starters & Snacks » Mini Pork Pies

    April 11, 2022 Meat

    Mini Pork Pies

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    These Mini Pork Pies are a simplified version of the British classic. Your favorite pastry holds a juicy, seasoned pork and onion filling perfect for snacks, parties, and picnics. It's totally awesome.

    Mini Pork Pies with text

    I've mentioned my long time love affair with Britain many times. Ever since I was little, I loved stories of fairies and unicorns. Not the pink fluffy ones we see today, but magical beings who were fierce and wild and unimaginably powerful. They existed in a mysterious landscape of wildflowers and blossoming trees, and mystery. Magic was everywhere, just out of reach. It could show up in a rabbit hole or ring your doorbell answering and ad for a nanny. Anything was possible.

    As I continue to study witchcraft, the culture and traditions of the ancient people who inhabited Britain and Ireland infuses so much of what we hold dear today. While England's imperialist history leaves much to atone for, even in Scotland where I currently live, the people who have existed here have kept magic alive and helped to make it more accessible to us today.

    Just to say, this is not even close to the only source of magic and witchcraft being kept alive in modern times. It's just the one I'm focusing on today.

    Mini Pork Pies

    What makes Mini Pork Pies so awesome?

    Learning about English and British culture more broadly has been a dream come true. And while the food of Britain is not commonly known to be it's best attribute, there are some food traditions that I've come to appreciate. Traditional pork pies are fiddly and hard to make. There's that weird jelly. The crust is hand raised. It's a lot of work. So because I'm a lazy American, I cheated.

    These pork pies are made with onion, ground pork (get as high a fat content as you can) and plenty of spices for flavor. I use store-bought pie dough or shortcrust pastry, pre-rolled even, and bake these in a muffin pan to give them their shape. They're savoury and delicious. You can eat them hot or cold, which makes them perfect for a picnic in the countryside. And maybe leave a bit as an offering to whatever spirits surround you in those mysterious woods.

    Mini Pork Pies on a wooden board

    Make it magical

    Though pork pies have been around for centuries, I couldn't find any interesting myths, legends, or symbolism surrounding them. If you come from Anglo-Saxon or Celtish heritage, or have ancestors amongst the many other peoples who have inhabited this part of the world, making your own pork pies could be a lovely way to honor them, especially if you now live far away from somewhere that sells pork pies.

    You could also use sigil magic when creating the vent in your pork pie. I cut tiny little five-pointed stars into the top of mine to honor the elements and bring protection. Get creative with your sigils and symbols. You could even mark each one differently for specific people.

    Mini Pork Pies with onion chutney

    Tips for making Mini Pork Pies

    These are fairly simple. We're taking a lot of cheats. Start by chopping an onion in your food processor, then adding the pork along with seasoning and spices for flavor, and blitz it all together. If I make this recipe again, I'm going to add a couple of slices of bacon to the food processor as well to bring a bit more fat to the party.

    I use store-bought shortcrust pastry for my pork pies. Roll the dough out a bit thinner to stretch it to 12 pies. If you don't quite manage it even after re-rolling the scraps several times, it's not the end of the world. You may want to alternate big and small circles, though, so that you have the same amount in the end.

    I use a shot glass to help me press the larger dough circle into the cup of the muffin pan. Then fill it with your pork mixture, put the smaller circle on top, and pinch the dough together to seal it. These get an egg wash and a vent in the top to allow steam to escape. Then bake until golden.

    Let them cool in the pan a bit before gently removing to a wire rack to cool. These can be eaten warm or cold. You can serve them with gravy or onion chutney, or just scarf them as they are.

    Mini Pork Pie cut open

    I'm learning to love British food more and more with every passing year. These Mini Pork Pies are definitely helping. I hope you give them a try.

    Looking for more simple British recipes? Make yourself a Full English Breakfast or try some Cornish Pasties.

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    ★★★★★

    5 from 2 reviews

    These Mini Pork Pies are a simplified version of the British classic. Your favorite pastry holds a juicy, seasoned pork and onion filling perfect for snacks, parties, and picnics. It's totally awesome.

    • Author: Renee Rendall
    • Prep Time: 30
    • Cook Time: 40
    • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    • Yield: 12 1x
    • Category: Appetizer
    • Method: Baked
    • Cuisine: British

    Ingredients

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    • ½ onion, peeled and roughly chopped
    • 1 pound ground pork
    • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • ½ teaspoon mustard powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    • Refrigerated pie crust or your favorite recipe
    • 1 egg, beaten

    Instructions

    1. Pop your half onion into a food processor and give it a spin until you have small bits. Add the ground pork to the processor and pulse 4-5 times. Add the seasonings to the meat and pulse a few more times to combine. Refrigerate if you're not going to use it right away.
    2. Preheat your oven to 350 F (175 C) and lightly spray a muffin pan with nonstick spray.
    3. Roll out your pie dough on a lightly floured surface. You'll want to be careful with your dough because you'll just barely have enough. Start by thinning out the dough just a bit.
    4. Cut 12 11-centimeter circles from your pie dough and 12 8-centimeter circles. You'll have to re-roll the scraps several times, but you can just make it. And if you don't get as many, it's not the end of the world.
    5. Use your large circles to create the base of your pie by pressing it gently into the cups of your muffin pan. Fill each pie with about two tablespoons of the meat mixture. Place a small circle on top of each pie and gently pinch the top and bottom together.
    6. Brush the top of each pie lightly with the beaten egg, and use a sharp knife to cut an X shaped vent into the top of each pie.
    7. Bake your pies for about 40 minutes or until your pie crust is golden brown. Allow the pies to cool for several minutes in the pan, then gently lift them out to cool completely. Pies can be eaten warm or cold.

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    1. djaz says

      May 23, 2022 at 7:18 pm

      These came out as I remember pork pies are supposed to be.

      I did add a teaspoon more of Worcestershire, but that's personal preference and this was just delicious. Thanks!

      ★★★★★

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      • Renee says

        May 25, 2022 at 11:20 am

        I'm so glad you found a way to make them your own.

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    2. Angela Marks says

      December 10, 2022 at 7:13 am

      Made these for a party and they really are delish. So glad I stumbled upon this recipe. I think the size of my muffin pan was a little larger than the one called for in this blog - I was able to make 22 pies with one pound of the pork mixture. Again, these were winderful!

      ★★★★★

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      • Renee says

        December 10, 2022 at 7:51 am

        So glad you liked them. I really appreciate your feedback.

        Reply

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