ITALIAN MINCED BEEF PLAIT – SO QUICK & EASY TO PREPARE!

The family will love this quick and simple recipe for Italian Minced Beef Plait, which tastes like a cross between a meat loaf and a beef Wellington thanks to the concealed vegetables.

Preparation Time:fifteen minutes

Cooking Time: One hour
Total Duration:One hour, thirty minutes fifteen minutes
Servings 4

INGREDIENTS FOR ITALIAN MINCED BEEF PLAIT – SO QUICK & EASY TO PREPARE!

1.  500 g of finely minced steak or beef
2. I cut two cloves of garlic into quarters.
3. One medium carrot, cut into pieces.
4. One celery stick, cut into pieces
5. 100g of stale bread, cut into two pieces
6. 1 to 2 tsp of mixed Italian herbs
7. 4 tablespoons pureed tomatoes,
8. 50 grammes cubed mature cheddar cheese,
9. One egg
10. One teaspoon of salt
11. Half a teaspoon of pepper
12. 1 sheet ready rolled puff pastry 320g
13. additional egg for egg wash

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ITALIAN MINCED BEEF PLAIT – SO QUICK & EASY TO PREPARE!

1. Set a large baking tray onto a sheet of non-stick baking paper and preheat the oven to 180ºC.
2. Transfer the ground beef to a large bowl.
3. Using the chopper bowl, mince the onion and garlic together in the Wahl James Martin Grind and Chop, then add to the mince.
4. Next, finely chop the celery and carrots and add them to the mince in the same Grind and Chop dish.
5. To produce breadcrumbs, place the shredded bread in the Grind and Chop and add it to the mince.
6. Add the cheddar cubes to the mince after grinding and chopping them until they resemble fine gravel.
7. Add the egg to the mince after beating it with the Grind and Chop.
8. Lastly, add the herbs, tomato puree, salt, and pepper, and use your hands to fully blend.
9. After unrolling, place the pastry on the baking sheet that has been lined.
10. Top the pastry with the mince, then shape it into a long brick shape, leaving 4 cm open at either end.
11. Next, cut 1.5 cm strips at a 45º angle down each side using a knife.
12. After cutting the pastry if needed, fold one end flap over the mince and pull up alternating pastry strips to form a plait (moisten the ends of the strips if necessary so they stay).
13. When you are almost done, tuck the end of the pastry into the plait and fold over the end flap, trimming as needed.
14. To finish, beat an egg in the Grind & Chop and drizzle the plait with the egg wash.
15. Place in the oven on the middle rack, and bake for 1 hour, or until the mince is cooked and the pastry is brown.
16. Serve with your preferred salad or vegetables.

Recipe Adapted From: Wahl James Martin