Natchitoches Meat Pies Recipe
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Ingredients: • 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb lean ground pork
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium-size green pepper, chopped
• 1 bunch green onion, chopped
• 4 to 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbs all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• ¼-½ tsp red pepper
• vegetable oil
• Pastry
• 8 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2¼cups milk
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Directions: 1. Combine meat in a heavy skillet; brown over medium heat, stirring until it crumbles
1 lb lean ground beef Remove from skillet; drain, reserving drippings in skillet. Set aside.
Saute onion and next 3 ingredients in skillet until tender.
Return meat to skillet; stir in flour and seasonings. Set aside.
2. Pastry- combine flour, baking powder, and salt; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Combine eggs and milk. Gradually add to flour mixture, stirring with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Shape into a ball: Yield: pastry for 20 meat pies.
3. Divide pastry into 4 portions. Roll out one portion to ⅛ inch thickness. Cut 5 circles using a 6 inch saucer as a guide and re-rolling dough if necessary. Spoon about ¼ cup meat mixture on one half of each dough circle. Moisten edges with water. Fold dough over meat mixture, pressing edges to seal. Crimp edges with a fork. Repeat procedure with remaining dough and meat.
4. Pour oil to depth of 3 inches into a dutch oven. Heat to 375°- Fry about 4 pies at a time until browned. Drain on paper towels.
Yield: 20 pies.
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