Crispy Curried Beef Turnovers

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 2 teaspoons water
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 green onion, minced
• pastry dough, for a 9 inch double-crust deep-dish pie
• 1 egg yolk mixed with 1 teaspoon water
• 1 cup mangoes or 1 cup other chutney

Recipe

• 1 combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
• 2 place a wok over high heat until hot. add oil, swirling to coat sides. add meat, onions and green onions and cook, stirring, until meat is browned and just cooked through, about 5 minutes. add sauce and cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens slightly. remove from heat and let filling cool.
• 3 preheat oven to 375°f roll out pastry on floured board to a thickness of 1/8 inch. using a 3-inch round cookie cutter cut out 20 circles. for each turnover, place 2 teaspoons filling on half of a round, moisten edges of dough with water, then fold other half over to enclose filling. crimp edges to seal.
• 4 place turnovers 1 inch apart on lightly oiled baking sheets; brush with egg yolk mixture. bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. serve warm with chutney on the side.