Moms Meat Pie Recipes

MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place the potato in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain, mash, and set aside.
• Meanwhile, crumble the ground beef and pork into a large saucepan, and add the garlic, onion and water. Season with mustard powder, thyme, cloves and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring to crumble the meat and mix in the spices, until the meat is evenly browned. Remove from the heat, and mix in the mashed potato.
• Place one of the pie crusts into a 9 inch pie plate. Fill with the meat mixture, then top with the other pie crust. Prick the top crust a few times with a knife to vent steam. Crimp around the edges using the tines of the fork, and remove any excess dough. Cover the edges of the pie crust with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the crust has browned. Serve by itself, or with a beef gravy.

MOM'S MEAT PIES

Steps:

• Cut pie crust to make 4 pieces.
• For each pie crust put equal amounts ground beef, onion and potato, season with salt and pepper to your liking. All ingredients should be raw.
• Fold each individual pie to make a little pocket.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until crust is light brown.
• When we were kids we would eat this with ketchup, my husband likes it with gravy.

FRENCH MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Dissolve the Better Than Bouillon chicken into the hot water. Set aside.
• In a large pot or Dutch oven, over medium heat. Cook the onion and celery for about 5 minutes to slightly soften. Stir with a wooden spoon to not burn.
• Add the chicken stock mixture, ground pork, ground beef, and poultry seasoning. Cook over medium heat until the meat is cooked, about 20 minutes.
• Add the breadcrumbs, allspice, ground cloves, and black pepper. Stir to combine. Let cook another 10 minutes.
• Add salt to taste. Should only need a pinch of salt. (remember bouillon and breadcrumbs already have salt in them)
• Let cool completely. Add to unbaked pie shells. Either homemade pie crust or store-bought. Top with pie crust. Roll edges under and pinch around the entire pie. Use a sharp knife to slice a slit in the top of each pie.
• Brush with egg wash. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven until the crust is nicely browned. About 30 to 45 minutes.
• Makes two 9-inch pies.

MOMMA'S MEAT PIE

Steps:

• 1. Slowly saute onion, pepper and meat in margarine. Stir continually until browned.
• 2. Add remaining ingredients and heat through.
• 3. Place in a 9 X 13 well greased pan.
• 4. Top with biscuits.
• 5. BISCUITS - Cut margarine and shortening into self rising flour. Pour in milk and mix till blended.
• 6. Turn dough onto well floured surface and pat dough to approximately 1/8 inch thick. Top casserole with biscuits.
• 7. Bake 15-20 minutes till biscuits are browned. Cook any remaining biscuits to serve with dish.

TRADITIONAL MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Pie Crust: Mix flour and shortening. Add salt and cold water. Add all the cold water at once and mix delicately. Form a ball and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Once dough is chilled, flour your worktop. Divide dough in half. Roll out 2 pie crusts. One should be slightly larger than the other, this will be your bottom crust.
• Meat Filling: Heat the oil in a large pot. Add the pork and onion and cook over medium-low heat for 45 minutes, stirring often. When pork is cooked remove fat from pan. Add grated potato, salt, pepper, and allspice, to taste. Stir well, and let mixture rest for 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter the bottom of 9-inch pie plate. Place the bottom crust in the pie plate and poke several holes in the crust with a fork. Make sure an ample amount of crust spills over the edges of the pie plate. Fill the crust with the meat mixture. Level with a spatula. Wet edges of bottom crust and place top crust over meat mixture. Press top crust onto meat mixture to eliminate any air holes. Beat together the egg and the milk to make an egg wash. Pinch the crust edges together and brush the top crust with the egg wash.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and continue baking for 15 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
• Slice and serve hot or cold.

MOM'S MEAT PIE FROM GRANDMA'S KITCHEN

Steps:

• Simmer the hamburger, onions, garlic, and shredded potatoes until the potatoes are tender, and the beef is browned. Drain in colander, remove, and add Worcestershire sauce.
• Pre-bake bottom pie shell until light brown at 350 degrees F. Fill shell with mixture, and cover with top pie crust. Bake until crust is done on top....brown at 325 degrees F.
• Top slice with brown gravy to individual taste to serve. May also serve Worcestershire sauce on the side, to taste. Serve with steamed vegetables and biscuits.

MOM'S HAMBURGER MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Brown meat in large skillet w/onion; break it up until fairly fine. When cooked, drain off fat. Spread evenly in square 2 qt casserole.
• Drain beans well, then evenly distribute over the meat in casserole. In deep bowl, combine the soup with 1 soup can of water, whisk to blend. Pour over the green beans.
• Prepare mashed potatoes as usual with milk & butter; Salt & pepper to taste. Add the egg and beat until well-combined. If potato mixture is too stiff, add a little more milk until thinned out a little. Carefully spread over the soup layer.
• Bake at 350°F for about 30 minutes, or until potato topping is lightly browned. Let rest about 5 minutes, then serve with large spoon. This can be made and frozen, wrapped in two layers of foil and sealed well.

MOM'S MEAT PIE (TOURTIèRE à MA MèRE)

Steps:

• In a large pan, mix together meats, spices and water.
• Bring to a boil, cook at medium heat uncovered until mixture is cooked but still moist (approximately 20 minutes).
• Line pie pan with one crust and fill with meat mix.
• Top with second crust and pinch to seal.
• Cut slits in top of crust to vent, at this point you might want to get creative by adding any christmas decoration with leftover pie crust using a cookie cutter.
• Brush crust with beaten egg and place filled pie pan on cookie sheet to catch any drips.
• Bake at 350F for 30 minutes until crust is golden.

GOOD OLD MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the pie crust out into a 12 inch circle. Set aside.
• Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Add potato and onion, and cook until the onion is tender, but not brown. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture, and stir to blend. Season with oregano, black pepper and garlic powder. Pour in the beef broth, and add the peas, carrot and beef. Bring to a boil. Transfer the mixture to a 2 quart casserole dish, and place the pastry over the top. Cut slits for steam, and flute the edges.
• Place on a baking sheet, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until crust is golden. Let stand 10 minutes before serving to thicken.