French Canadian Meat Pie
Recipe: #2123
November 06, 2011
Categories: Ground Beef, French Christmas, Oven Bake, Beef Dinner, Ground Beef Dinner, more
"A Christmas Eve tradition in many French Canadian homes, I have made this pie many times and not just for the holidays, for best flavor use all three meats"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (228.7 g)
- Calories 296.2
- Total Fat - 12.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.2 g
- Cholesterol - 132 mg
- Sodium - 741.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 10.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1 g
- Sugars - 1.2 g
- Protein - 35.7 g
- Calcium - 47.7 mg
- Iron - 2.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 4.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large skillet over medium heat cook the pork with beef, veal, potatoes and onion until meat is no longer pink; drain then add in the garlic, seasoned salt, dry herbs and 1/4 cup beef broth, bring to a medium simmer, then reduce heat and cover simmering for about 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
Step 2
Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature, then stir in bread crumbs.
Step 3
Combine egg and remaining 3 tablespoons beef broth; stir into meat mixture.
Step 4
Line a 9-inch pie plate with bottom pastry; trim even with edge. Fill with meat mixture. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry. Cover edges loosely with foil.
Step 5
Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling; trim, seal and flute edges, then cut slits in pastry.
Step 6
Cover edges loosely with foil.
Step 7
Bake at 400 degree F oven (bottom oven rack) for 15 minutes; remove foil, reduce heat to 375 degrees F bake 30-35 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown.
Tips
No special items needed.