Name: Money bags
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 250 gram beef mince; 2 tablespoon plain flour; 227 gram can sliced water chestnuts, drained, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds; 2 green onions, finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 teaspoon chinese five-spice powder; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoon soy sauce, plus 1/2 cup extra, to serve; 3 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed; 1 fresh small red chilli, thinly sliced

Money bags

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Serves 6

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

Ingredients

250 gram beef mince

2 tablespoon plain flour

227 gram can sliced water chestnuts, drained, finely chopped

1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

2 green onions, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 teaspoon chinese five-spice powder

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 tablespoon soy sauce, plus 1/2 cup extra, to serve

3 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed

1 fresh small red chilli, thinly sliced

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Grease and line a baking tray with baking paper. Combine mince, flour, chestnut, sesame seeds, onion, garlic, spice, egg and 2 tablespoons soy sauce in a medium bowl; mix well. Divide into 12 portions.

2.Cut each pastry sheet into 4 squares. For each bag, place 1 portion of mince mixture at centre of pastry; gather pastry over filing and pinch to enclose and form a bag. Place on prepared tray.

3.Bake for 18-20 minutes or until puffed and golden. Place extra sauce and chilli in a small bowl. Serve bags with dipping sauce.

Brush pastry bags with beaten egg, if you like. If available, you can use wan ton or grow gee wrappers instead of puff pastry. For a slightly more intense flavour, add sesame oil to mince mixture. Chill mixture for 15 minutes before preparing bags.
Note

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