Cajun Mini Meat Pies

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 5 lbs ground meat
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh black pepper
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 onions
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 tablespoons shortening

Recipe

• 1 filling:.
• 2 brown ground meat only till all brown.
• 3 add the rest of ingredients and simmer till all are cooked down.
• 4 drain in a strainer let sit in strainer to cool down set aside.
• 5 crust:.
• 6 mix all dry ingredients in large bowl.
• 7 mix eggs and milk.
• 8 add to dry ingredients slowly while stiring.
• 9 add shorting and cut in with pastry cutter or two knives.
• 10 when well mixed form balls about the size of a tennis ball.
• 11 roll out ball with rolling pen.
• 12 cut out in about a 6 inch circle.
• 13 use wet paper towle to wet around outer circle.
• 14 put about 2 tablespoons of meat filling in center.
• 15 fold over crust to form like a half moon
• 16 press edges to seal with fingers.
• 17 use a fork to repress edges and give a decortive look.
• 18 when all are done put in fridge for at least an hour or till ready to fry.
• 19 fry in very hot oil.
• 20 turn when golden brown and fry other side.
• 21 frying is very fast do not over fry meat is already cooked.
• 22 can freeze unfried only.
• 23 wrap indivdually in wax paper put several in zip lock bags freeze flat.
• 24 after frozen then can stack as will.