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Greek Recipe: Meat Pie 2

GREEK RECIPE: Meat Pie 2

  • Dough for meat pie crust
  • 1 lg onion minced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 2 lbs lean lamnb cut into 1" cubes
  • 1 6 oz. can tomato paste diluted with 6 oz. water
  • 3.5 cups diced potatoes
  • 1/4 cup dry red wine
  • 1 tsp dried spearmint leaves
  • salt and pepper to taste

Make dough for meat pie crust and set aside. Heat butter and sautee onion and garlic until soft, not golden. Add lamb and brown. While mixing with a wooden spoon, add potatoes, tomato paste, wine, spearmint leaves, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer uncovered over low flame for 20 minutes. remove from flame and set aside. On a floured board, roll out a piece of dough about 2" larger than the diameter of a 9 x 13" baking pan. Grease pan with butter and place dough into pan. Gently press it to fit shape of pan. Fill evenly with mixture. Roll out dough for top layer about 1/8" thick. Place over filling. Press dough firmly over rim of pan and trim edges with a knife. Pinch edges of dough between your thumb and forfinger. Brush top with olive oil. Make punctures all over top of dough to permit steam to escape. Bake in a pre-heated 350° oven for 45 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting into serving pieces. Serves 6 to 8.

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