The BEST Chinese Crispy Meat Beef Pies

Chinese Meat Pies

I promise that these are the BEST Chinse Crispy Beef Meat Pies you will ever try! Pan-fried to perfection, the outside is crispy while the inside is super juicy. Once you take a bite into these Chinese Crispy Beef Meat Pies, you will be blown away by how delicious they are and how easy it is to make at home. 

Pan Fried Meat Pies

My mom used to make Beef Meat pie all the time, and it was my favorite treat after-school snack. There is something about the crispy skin and the juicy filling that makes it the best snack to have before dinner. You can pre-make them and freeze them in the freezer for up to 2 months. When you are ready, just pan fry and it will taste just as good! I always have frozen food prepared to go, such as homemade wontons, potstickers, beef noodle soup, and more! 

Chinese Beef Pies

The secret to having a juicy filling is mixing in a splash of water. The beef will hold on to the water and rest of the seasoning, and when pan-fried and heated up, the juices will fill up the pancake, and once you take the first bite, juices will be bursting out. I love to pair these with my homemade chili oil and black vinegar as my go-to dipping sauce. 

Crispy Chinese Buns

Chinese Meat Pie Ingredients

This recipes makes 8 pies.

  • 2.5 cups of Flour 
  • 1 tsp of Salt 
  • 1 cup fo Warm Water 
  • 1 tbsp of Oil 
  • 6 chopped Green Onion
  • ½ Onion chopped 
  • 1.5 lb of Ground Beef 
  • 1 tbsp of Oyster Sauce 
  • 1 tbsp of Soy Sauce 
  • 1 tsp of Black Pepper 
  • 1 tbsp of grated Fresh Ginger 
  • ¼ cup of Water 
  • 1 tbsp of Black Sesame Seeds 
  • 1 tbsp of White Sesame Seeds 
How to Wrap a Chinese Bao
  1. In a bowl, add flour, salt, warm water, and oil. Knead until it forms into a ball and is smooth. Dust on flour on the countertop and put the lid over it to rest for 30 minutes. 
  2. Mix beef, chopped green onion, chopped onion, oyster sauce, soy sauce, black pepper, grated fresh ginger, and ¼ cup of water till everything is fully incorporated. Take 1 tsp of the filling and add it to the microwave to see if you need additional seasoning. 
  3. After 30 minutes, roll out the dough and cut it into 8 pieces. 
  4. Roll out each dough and add 2.5 tbsp of filling in each dough. 
  5. Fold up all the ends and once everything is folded, keep folding it in until there is no opening. Twist the top to ensure everything is fully sealed. Dust some flour all over the pie. Flip it over to the smooth side, and the meat pie is ready. 
  6. Pat on the water on the smooth side of the pie and press in black and white sesame seeds 
  7. In a non-stick pan, turn the heat up to medium and drizzle in oil. Once the oil is hot, add in the pancake. Cover and let it pan fry for 4 minutes. After 4 minutes, flip the pancake and pan fry it for another 3-4 minutes or until both sides are golden brown.
Chinese Pan Fried Buns
Chinese Beef Meat Pies

The BEST Chinese Crispy Meat Beef Pies

By Tiffy Cooks

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The BEST Chinese Crispy Beef Meat Pies you will ever try! Pan-fried to perfection, the outside is crispy while the inside is super juicy. Once you take a bite into these Chinese Crispy Beef Meat Pies, you will be blown away by how delicious they are and how easy it is to make at home. 
Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Resting Time:30 minutes
Total Time:1 hour
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Dinner, Snack
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Keyword: Asian Recipe Easy, asian snack, easy snack
Servings: 8 Pies
Calories: 395kcal

Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Warm Water
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 6 Green Onion chopped
  • ½ Onion chopped
  • 1.5 lb Ground Beef
  • 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 tbsp Ginger grated, fresh
  • ¼ cup Water
  • 1 tbsp Black Sesame Seeds
  • 1 tbsp White Sesame Seeds

Instructions

  • In a bowl, add flour, salt, warm water, and oil. Knead until it forms into a ball and is smooth. Dust on flour on the countertop and put the lid over it to rest for 30 minutes.
  • Mix beef, chopped green onion, chopped onion, oyster sauce, soy sauce, black pepper, grated fresh ginger, and ¼ cup of water till everything is fully incorporated. Take 1 tsp of the filling and add it to the microwave to see if you need additional seasoning.
  • After 30 minutes, roll out the dough and cut it into 8 pieces.
  • Roll out each dough and add 2.5 tbsp of filling in each dough.
  • Fold up all the ends and once everything is folded, keep folding it in until there is no opening. Twist the top to ensure everything is fully sealed. Dust some flour all over the pie. Flip it over to the smooth side, and the meat pie is ready.
  • Pat on the water on the smooth side of the pie and press in black and white sesame seeds
  • In a non-stick pan, turn the heat up to medium and drizzle in oil. Once the oil is hot, add in the pancake. Cover and let it pan fry for 4 minutes. After 4 minutes, flip the pancake and pan fry it for another 3-4 minutes or until both sides are golden brown.

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Notes

You can pre-make them and freeze them in the freezer for up to 2 months. When you are ready, just pan fry and it will taste just as good!

Nutrition

Calories: 395kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 20gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 540mgPotassium: 329mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 91IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 4mg

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3 Comments

  1. Ok. I was fully prepared to have this be a big fail due to my lack of skills and it wasn’t! They’re freakin amazing. My only question is for when you prepare them ahead of time to freeze. Do you cook them first? Or freeze while raw. Thanks for the great recipe!!!

  2. These are so amazing! I didn’t have all the ingredients for the filling so subbed out a few things with what I had in my fridge and they still tasted so good! Can’t wait to try it when I have all the ingredients!

  3. I made these last night. The filling was delicious, but I could have made like 16 pies with the amount out dough in the recipe. I made them the same size as the pictures, but ended up having tons of leftover dough that I pinched off after folding up the pies. I also ended up with lots of filling left even after measuring the 2.5 tbsp in each pie. So my suggestion for anyone making this is the qty of 8 is more a guideline. I ended up 12 or 13 pies after using the leftover pinched off scrap dough to make more. Was super good though! I would highly recommend making it.

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