My Mom's Meat Pie, with the Chief's twist:
Crust"
3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
2 tbs. Better Than Bouillon, Beef Soup Base
1 cup lard
6 tbs, ice water
Cut the flour and lard together until it resembles pes gravel. mix bouillon and water into a wet paste. Fold into the crust to form a dough-ball. Wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate.
Filling:medium Yukon Gold, or russet potatoes, peeled
1 medium yellow onion, diced
2 carrots peeled and diced
1 lb. 80/20 ground beef2 cloves garlic, minced2 tbs. butter
2 tbs. flour
1tsp salt
1 tsp. black pepper
Place all veggies into saucepan and cover with water./ Simmer until tender. Wile the veggies are simmering, brown the ground beef, seasoned wit S&P.
Add flor to the ground beef and cook for 5 more minutes to remove the raw flor ase. Remove from the heat. Drain the geggies and add to the ground beef, stirring to mix the two.
Remove the pie crust and divide in half. Roll on a floured surface into a round 2 inches lager that the pie plate. Use a sharp knife to cut the dough into a smooth circle around the crust. Roll the dough around the rolling pin and unrol over the pie plate. Fill with the fi;;oimg and top with the second rolled-out crust. Tuck overhanging curts between the main crust and pie plate. Flute edges, and make a couple of small holes in crust as steam vents. Brush with egg wash. Place i pre-heated 375' oven and bake for 35 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve with a rich espagnole sauce, or brown gravy, or ketchup.
Adding the Better Than Bouillon to the crust recipe just makes it that much richer in flavor. You will fid It really adds a wonderful flavor dimension. Adding flavor to the crust, be it a fruit pie, pudding, or meat pie really enhances the pie flavor. Next time you make a cherry pie, add cinnamon and sugar to the pie crust. You won't be sorry you did.
Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North
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