Cooking Recipe Pirates Pies (Festival)

Recipe Ingredients

FILLING

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

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

Directions

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.

Categories matching this recipe

Cajun ,Main dish ,Pies ,Beef