Natchitoches Meat Pies

Pronounced NACK-uh-tish IIIIIIEEEEE!!!! this is the best meat pie in Cajun Land

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 15
• Yields: 15 pies

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1  tablespoon bacon fat
• 1⁄2 lb ground beef
• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground pork
• 3  cups onions (chopped fine)
• 1  cup green onion
• 1  cup bell pepper (chopped fine)
• 3  tablespoons parsley
• 3  garlic cloves
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper (1/4 t white pepper if you want to use instead of black.)
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne

• Pastry

• 4  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup  melted shortening
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 1⁄4 cup milk

Directions

1. filling: make a roux of flour & shortening.
2. add all other ingredients, cover and cook on LOW heat for 30 minute.
3. drain off fat.
4. cool while making pastry.
5. Pastry.
6. mix flour & baking powder; together add shortening, then eggs.
7. add milk to make a stiff dough.
8. roll very thin about 1/8" thick.
9. use a saucer to cut circles of dough.
10. fill 1/2 full.
11. fold dough over and dampen edges w/ water
12. crimp w/ fork
13. Fry in deep fryer till golden brown.
14. keep warm till served.