Thread: Recipes and Cooking/Smokeing/Grilling etc.

1 Pound ground beef
½ pound ground pork
3 tblespoons olive oil
2 cups diced onion
¾ cup diced celery
¾ cup diced bell pepper
2 tblespoons minced garlic
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1 teaspn red pepper flakes
½ tblespn yellow mustard powder
1 tblspn paprika
1 tblspn chili powder
½ cup green chili sauce
2 bay leaves
4 premade pie crusts
1 egg

Preparation:
In a 12 quart cast iron dutch oven, Add in Olive Oil and sautee onion, bell pepper and celery for 3-4 minutes, then add in garlic, sautee for 3-4 more minutes.
Add in the Beef and pork and everything else except the green chili sauce. Cook until the meat in done. Turn the heat off and stir in the chili sauce, letting it sit for 6-8 minutes. Now strain off all the excess liquid in a colander, then once cool, put in the fridge.

On a floured surface, roll out the pie crusts to about ¼ inch and cut into 5 inch circles. I used a bowl to cut mine. Mash it straight down then twist the bowl abit to get a good clean cut.
Mix the egg and a tablespoon of water in a small bowl whisking to mix. Place a heaping tablespoon of the meat mixture in each, folding the dough over to make the pies. Make sure to get as much of the air out as possible.

You can fry or bake then, I baked mine this time.

For baking: Heat oven to 350 degrees and place pies on a sheet tray. Brush the tops of the pies with the egg/water mixture and bake til golden brown and delicious.

For frying: heat oil to 350 and fry til golden brown

You can make several more of these pies than you need and freeze them. Place the made pies on a sheet tray and place in the freezer til frozen hard, then seal them in a seal a meal bag to get all the air out.