Ground beef Wellington

Love a traditional Beef Welly but sometimes time just gets you by - so this is a quick ground beef version.

If you have time it's always best to make your own pastry - however, again if you are pressed for time - just use packet pastry.

I usually make my own pastry but this one is with packet pastry.

INGREDIENTS

500g ground beef
40g Butter
1 small green capsicum - chopped finely
2 small brown onions - chopped finely
1/4 cup pizza paste or passata
1 egg
2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
2 sheets of puff pastry
1 cup of cheese
1 cup of breadcrumbs
Handful of button mushroom chopped finely
1 extra egg for glazing
Salt/Pepper

METHOD

Melt the butter in a saucepan and cook the onions, mushrooms and capsicum until soft.
Combine the mince, garlic, breadcrumbs, pizza paste or passata and egg in a large bowl - then add the mushroom mixture. Season the mixture with salt and pepper ..
Put the two sheets of pastry flat and cut crossways across - then add the beef mixture on top.

Then add some cheese to the top of the meat mixture.

Egg wash the sides and then start criss crossing the pastry ...

When finished, egg wash the pastry and put on a lightly sprayed baking tray with baking paper.

Bake at 200 C for 40 minutes.