Pepper Steak Pie Filling

This is an absolute classic comfort food. You won’t be able to stop eating this satisfying, golden homemade Instant Pot pie! Finish the pie in your Vortex air fryer - set to 170c for 15-20 minutes for the gorgeous golden pastry crust.

Ingredients: (to fill an oven plaatjie pie)
800g - 1kg steak
2 tbsp oil
2-3 cups of finely chopped onions
2 cloves of garlic
3 allspice
3 cloves
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup of sago soaked in 1 cup of water
2 tsp salt
1 heaped tsp fine black pepper

Optional - 4 boiled eggs that have been sliced or grated to place on top of your pie filling before closing it with the top sheet of pastry

Method:

Set the Instant pot on sauté  mode, allow to heat up and add olive oil, onion and whole spices. When the onion has some colour, add garlic, meat, salt and pepper. Cancel sauté and check water level. If it is quite dry, add 1/4 cup of water. Add sago & the water it soaked in (spread evenly over top of meat but DON'T mix). Set IP on High pressure for 18 minutess with a Natural Pressure Release. It does thicken once cooled down but if too watery, turn on sauté and reduce the liquid. Use filling once completely cooled.