Natchitoches meat pies

Yield: 18 Servings Fi

Ingredients:

1 lb Ground beef
1 lb Ground pork
1 bn Green onions -- chopped
1 Clove garlic -- minced
1 Green bell pepper --

Instructions:

Chopped Salt and black pepper to Taste Cayenne pepper to taste 1 ts Vegetable shortening 1 tb All-purpose flour Crust-- 4 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 2 ts Salt 1/2 c Vegetable shortening 1 Egg -- beaten 1 c Milk Cooking oil -- for frying Prepare filling. Saute beef pork green onions garlic and bell pepper with salt black pepper and cayenne pepper in shortening stirring to crumble meat until meat is browned but not dry. Remove from heat. Drain meat mixture. Stir in flour. Prepare crust. Sift flour baking powder and salt together. Cut shortening into dry ingredients. Combine eggs and milk. Gradually add liquid to dry ingredients until dough consistency. Break into small pieces and roll very thin. Cut into circles using saucer as guide. Assemble meatpies by placing 1 tablespoon meat filling at 1 side of pastry circle. Fold top over meat and crimp to seal with fork tines. To cook deep-fry meatpies in oil until golden brown. Drain and serve hot. From phannema@wizard.ucr.edu Sun Aug 11 17:05:09 1996 fish fillets dipped in a beer batter fried and served in a warm corn tortilla with shredded cabbage and two salsas -- one quick and the other not so quick Recipe By : LA Festivals From: owner-Mm-Recipes@idiscover.Net O