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French Meat Pie
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Ingredients
1
lb
ground beef
8
ounces
ground pork
1
⁄2cup onion
finely chopped
1
⁄2cup water
2
large potatoes
peeled, cut into quarters
1
⁄2teaspoon salt
1
⁄4teaspoon allspice
1
⁄4teaspoon ground cloves
1
⁄8 teaspoon pepper
1
double crust pie crust
Instructions
Combine beef, pork, onion and water in a medium saucepan and mix well.
Cook, covered, over low heat until the ground beef and pork are cooked through, stirring occasionally.
Boil the potatoesin water to cover in a small saucepan until tender; drain.
Add to the meat mixture.
Add the salt, allspice, cloves and pepper and mix well; remove from heat.
Mash the mixture with a potato masher.
Roll the pastry into two 11-inch circles on a lightly floured surface.
Fit 1 pastry into a 9-inch pie plate.
Fill with the meat mixture.
Cover with the remaining pastry, fluting the edge and cutting several vents.
Bake at 450′ for 20 minutes or the crust is golden brown.
Notes
This is a basic recipe. Many people like more spices. Always taste test prior to filling pie crust to make sure this meets your expectations