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These English cornish pasties are SOO GOOD! The outside is a flaky crust that’s filled with delicious steak, potatoes, and veggies! If you haven’t tried this before then you are in for a real treat!
This makes the perfect entree for any meal. Pair it with this delicious asparagus, these simple rolls, and this salad. It will be a meal that everyone in the whole family will love!
What ARE Cornish Pasties?
A Cornish pasty is traditional English comfort food from Cornwall, originally made for miners who needed a hearty, portable meal. The thick crust “handle” let them eat without getting their hands dirty—a clever bit of old-world practicality.
Each pasty is filled with tender steak, potatoes, and vegetables wrapped in a flaky crust that seals in all the flavor. It’s simple to make and fun for kids to help with, especially when sealing the edges. For another delicious dish from the same region, try my Cornish game hens.
Ingredients for Cornish Pasties
The ingredients are simple and you probably have most of them on hand already! See the recipe card below for exact ingredient measurements.
- Pie crust: You can use your favorite homemade pie crust or get one that’s premade.
- Beef: You can use beef skirt, flank or sirloin steak for the meat!
- Yukon gold potatoes: I love the flavor of Yukon gold potatoes but you could use any potatoes that you love!
- Carrots: When you cut these up, keep them the same size so that they cook evenly!
- Seasonings: These are super simple! I just used salt, pepper, and dried thyme.
- Yellow onion: Dice this up into smaller pieces!
- Butter: I always like to use unsalted butter in these recipes so that I don’t have to change the amount of salt!
- Egg: A large egg will work great!
How to Make a Cornish Pasty
Now that you have all of your ingredients ready, it’s time to make it! It only takes about 25 minutes of prep and then you just have to wait! And let me tell you… It’s worth it!
- Preheat oven and prep pan: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Cut up meat and veggies then toss in seasonings: Cut the steak into bite sized cubes. Peel and dice potatoes, onion, and carrots. Combine the filling ingredients into a bowl and toss together. Season with salt, pepper, and dried thyme. Set aside.
- Roll dough: Using chilled pie dough, roll dough into 4, 8-inch rounds. Rolling between wax paper makes it easier.
- Fill with meat: Fill the top half of each 8-inch round with the meat mixture.
- Pat on butter: Place 1 tbsp pat of butter on top of the meat mixture before folding. Don’t skip this part! This will help add moisture to the inside filling.
- Fold and crimp: Fold dough over to form a half circle and seal by crimping the edges.
- Make egg wash: Whisk the egg and 1 tbsp water together to make the egg wash. Brush each of the pasties with the egg wash. Prick the top of each pastie with a fork to help release steam while it bakes.
- Bake: Bake for 35-45 minutes or until the crust is golden brown, and the meat is cooked through.
Baking Tips
Here are a few tips that you can try to make these Cornish pasties turn out just right! Feel free to change up the meat and vegetables to make this your own!
- Rutabaga: Rutabaga is traditionally used in Cornish pasties. Feel free to add 1/4 cup peeled and diced if you desire!
- Store bought pie crust: If using a refrigerated store bought pie crust, you will need to use both pie crusts in the box. Let the crusts sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes. Cut each crust in half so you have 4 total. Roll the halves into a ball before rolling them out into a circle.
- Don’t open the oven door: I know that it’s tempting to open the oven door while you are baking your pasties. After all, you just want to see how they are doing! But when you open the door while you are baking, you let a lot of the heat out. This makes it so that it can bake unevenly.
How to Store Leftovers
These cornish pasties make a fantastic lunch the next day! If you have leftovers, here is how you can store them!
- Refrigerate: Once they have cooled, place them in an airtight container. Then, put them in your fridge! They will last 2-3 days.
- Reheat: You can easily reheat these in the microwave! Set them on a plate and cook them on high for one minute. Flip it over and cook for another minute or until heated through!
More Delicious Savory Pies
I love it when i can combine a delicious pie crust into a dinner recipe! These cornish pasties do just that and are SO good! If you love these this you must try these other recipes that I have rounded up. They are sure to have you family coming back and asking for seconds!
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Easy Cornish Pasties
Ingredients
- ½ pound beef skirt, flank or sirloin steak
- ¾ cup peeled and cubed Yukon gold potatoes about 1 medium potato
- ¼ cup peeled and cubed carrots
- ¼ cup diced yellow onion
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 chilled pie crust
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
- Cut the ½ pound beef skirt, flank or sirloin steak into bite-sized cubes. Combine the cubed meat, ¾ cup peeled and cubed Yukon gold potatoes, ¼ cup peeled and cubed carrots, ¼ cup diced yellow onion, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, and ¼ teaspoon dried thyme in a bowl and toss them together. Season with salt, pepper, and dried thyme. Set aside.
- Roll the 1 chilled pie crust out and cut 4 8-inch rounds from the dough. Fill the top half of each dough round with the meat mixture.
- Evenly distribute the 4 tablespoons butter between each pasty. Fold the dough over to form a half circle and seal by crimping the edges.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes or until the crust is golden brown, and the meat is cooked through.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Is the beef uncooked when mixed with the rest of the filling ingredients?
Yes, the beef is uncooked.
Question, please? I have someone who does not like any beef but ground beef. I have someone who cannot chew or takes for ever to chew chucks of beef. Have you tried this with ground beef? Maybe a small roast cooked long and slow and tender, then shredded?
I haven’t tried that before, please let me know how it turns out!
I make my own pastry. 8 oz SR Flour, 2 ozs lard and 2 ozs butter and 1/4 cup water. I use turnip and parsley..my Cornish sister in law’s recipe. I’d like to try thyme instead of parsley. I don’t like carrots.