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Nigerian Beef Meat Pies

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Who made this dish?
Signature challenge: eight identical handheld savory pies.
Moyin made his own take on Nigerian meat pies: minced beef, potato, carrot and onion with Scotch bonnet, ginger and garlic, in a flaky pastry made with curry powder and black pepper.
Moyin: "I'm doing my pastry, so it's flour, butter, curry powder, black pepper."
Moyin: "Sometimes people give you more pastry than filling. That's just a red flag. Like, why would you do that?"
Moyin: "Nigerian meat pies. That's what I'm making. When the British came to Nigeria, they brought Cornish pasties over, and then obviously they changed them a bit to suit the local palate. You always have them at parties. They're called small chops. Small chops and picky bits."
Moyin: "I need to get all of the circles rolled out and thin."
Moyin: "I think they look good."
Moyin: "Because of the filling it's always going to be a tiny bit soggy."
Moyin (presenting): "The filling is a minced beef, carrot, potatoes, onions, ginger, garlic."
Moyin (after judging): "This is a great start to pastry week and I think this is just what I needed. It's always good to start on a high."
Nigella: "They look really lovely. They look gorgeous. Well filled, great color."
Nigella: "I'm going in. I love everything about this."
Paul: "I think you got beautiful flavor combinations going on inside that, and I think the pastry is delicious."
Nigella: "I'm gonna show that I'm agreeing by eating."
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