Meat Pie

Sunday night we were invited over to the neighbors for supper. Rita fixed "Meat Pie". Everyone loved it, except me. It had WAY too many peas in it to even pick around. I hate peas and always have. It's a texture thing I think. Anyway, I decided to make my own version.

I made a biscuit crust. Then a meat mixture. Then some hash browns. Last was the cheese. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out so I didn't even think about taking pictures. I will make it again and take pics! This is what I did:

Biscuit Crust:

2 1/4 Cup Flour

1 T Baking Powder

1 tsp Salt

4 T Butter, cold

3/4 Cup milk

Mix the dry ingredients together. Cut in the butter. Mix in the milk to make a soft dough. Roll out to fit a 9" pie plate. Fit into pie plate and cut off excess. (make a free form biscuit out of it and bake along with the pie) Refrigerate while making the filling.

2 Garlic Cloves, chopped or minced

1/2 of an Onion, chopped

2-3 T Oil (I used coconut oil)

2-3 Cups leftover Beef Roast (I used the leftover Ropa Vieja)

1 Cup frozen Vegetable of your choice (I used Corn)

1/2 Cup Broth (or water)

1 T Cornstarch

2 Eggs, beaten

2 Cups frozen Hash Browns, thawed

1 Cup Shredded Cheese

Sauté the garlic and onion in the oil until soft. Add the meat and veggies and heat through. Mix the cornstarch with the broth and eggs. Off the heat, mix this into the meat mixture. Dump all that into the unbaked crust. Spread the hash browns on top and bake in a 375 degree oven for 30 minutes. Layer the cheese on top and bake another 10 to 15 minutes.

It was very good. Ron is looking forward to the leftovers.

However, There was not enough "gravy" for me. It was a bit on the dry side. When I make it again I will make a gravy or use a can of "Cream of 'something' Soup".

If you like to experiment, please do and come back and let me know what you do. If not come back here and see what I end up doing. I still have some Ropa Vieja left. Ron may get another batch sooner than he wants! :)