Pirates pies (festival)
Yield: 26 Pies MMMMM-
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Ground beef (round)
- 1 Garlic clove chopped
- 1 c Onion chopped
- 1/2 c Green bell pepper chopped
- 1/3 c Celery chopped
- 1/3 c Green onion chopped
- 1 1/2 ts Salt
- 1 ts Black pepper
- 1 ds Red pepper
- 1 c Cooked rice
- 1/2 c Catsup
- 1 tb Parsley flakes MMMMM---------------------------DOUGH--------------------------------
- 5 1/2 c Self-rising flour
- 2/3 c Shortening plus
- 2 tb Shortening
- 2 Eggs beaten
- 1 3/4 c Milk
- 8 c Vegetable oil
Instructions:
FILLING: Combine beef garlic onion bell pepper celery green onion salt black pepper and red pepper. Cook until meat is thoroughly browned. Add rice stirring until well-mixed with beef. Remove from heat cool. Drain off excess fat. Add catsup and parsley. Mix well. DOUGH: Sift flour; cut shortening into flour. Mix egg and milk together. Add to shortening/flour mixture. Stir to form a dough. Form dough into a ball. Roll about 1/3 of the dough at a time on a lightly floured board. Cut dough in 5 1/2 inch diameter circles (or squares). Place two heaping tablespoonsful of filling on dough. Dampen edges of dough circles. Fold over meat. Crimp edges with a fork. Prick with a fork at the top. Deep fry at 350 degrees F. until golden brown.
