Meat And Potato Pies
Delicious and hearty, you can't go wrong with a classic meat pastie!
Equipment
- Knives
- Bowls
- Vegetable Peelers
- wooden spoon
- Sheet Pan
Ingredients
Meat
- 3/4 lb. pork steak
- 1/2 lb. round steak
- 2 medium-sized onions
- 1 1/2 cups ruta bega
- 5 medium potatoes
- 1 1/2 tbs. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
Pastry
- 3 cups flour
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- Cut up the meat (this part can be done the night before).
- Dice up the onions.
- Mix all pastry ingredients together in a bowl.
- Peel the potatoes and ruta bega.
- Roll out ten 9 1/2 inch pastries.
- Slice the ruta bega and potatoes.
- Grate the vegetables.
- Add the vegetables, onions, and meat to a mixing bowl.
- Add seasoning and mix with a wooden spoon.
- Divide the mixture onto the ten pieces of dough.
- Close the pastries with another piece and then crimp with your fork when all are covered.
- Bake in the oven at 375 degrees for approximately one hour, or until pastry is golden and fully cooked through (no soft spots of dough).