Cajun Hand Pies
The crust and the meat mixture just really goes together. These can be a main dish or an appetizer.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients for pie filling:
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound pork sausage
- 1/4 cup onions chopped
- 1/4 cup sweet green pepper chopped
- 1/4 cup celery chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic or 1 clove fresh garlic chopped
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning I used our recipe
- 2 teaspoons flour
Dough Ingredients for making homemade pie crust:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup cold shortening we use Crisco
- 3/4 cup ice water
Egg Wash Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon of milk
Instructions
- Combine beef, sausage, onions, green pepper, celery in a skillet on top of the stove. Sprinkle on garlic, Cajun seasoning and flour.
- Brown all ingredients, remove skillet and let mixture cool.
- Make your dough for pies using recipe below or you can use 2 store bought 9 inch pie crusts. Add a couple tablespoons of the meat mixture to each round of dough. Fold over and crimp together with a fork.
- You can brush each pie with an egg wash but this is optional. Spray a baking sheet and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes until brown.
- Makes 8 to 10 pies depending on size you make them.
Pie Crust Instructions
- Cut shortening into flour until resembles coarse crumbs. Add ice water into the flour mixture and stir together until you can form into a ball in the bowl. Refrigerate dough uncovered for 30 minutes. Remove and roll out to about 1/8 inch thick. Use a bowl, saucer or whatever you have to place on dough and cut out about 6 inch rounds.
Egg Wash Instructions:
- Combine 1 egg with 1 tablespoon milk. Whisk together and brush on pies before baking.
Notes
You can fry these in oil about 3 minutes on each side with an oil temperature of 350 degrees. They can also be frozen before or after cooking.