I need recipes for Meat pies that can be cut into slices. NOT POT PIES!!! Some of the pies use fat to thicken and some use potato. I have seen round ones and long square ones. They come from all over the world. They have been around forever. ANYONE HELP? Lani T A Pot Pie has a more saucey center and you need a spoon to eat it. A Meat Pie can have one or two crusts. Does any one know the name of a Book on Meat Pies? Lani T A Meat Pie is like a meatloaf in a crust. It is not a pastie or an empanada.

Hello Lani and welcome to Let's Talk.

Could you explain the difference between a meat pie and a pot pie?

If we had a better idea as to what a meat pie is, or know the differece between it and a pot pie, maybe someone can help.

I found the following recipe for meat pies at:

www.meatpiefestival.com/meat_pie_recipes.htm

Meat Pie Recipe

Meat Pie Filling

1 teaspoon shortening
1 pound ground meat
1 pound ground pork meat
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 pod garlic, minced
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
Salt, black pepper and red pepper to taste
1 tablespoon flour

Instructions

Melt shortening in heavy pot. Add meat. Cook until pink is gone. Add vegetables and season to taste. (Season well, as meat will lose seasoning during frying.) When meat is completely done and vegetables glazed, remove from heat and drain excess liquid. Stir in 1 tablespoon flour.

Meat Pie Crust

1 quart plain flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup shortening + 1 T
1 cup milk

Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening. Beat egg and add to milk. Work gradually into dry ingredients until proper consistency to roll. Break into small pieces and roll very thin,. Cut into rounds using a saucer as a guide.

To assemble:

Place a large tablespoon of prepared meat along edge and halfway in the center of round dough. Fold the other half over, making edges meet and seal with water. form edges with fork. Drop in deep fat and cook until golden brown. Drain and serve hot.

Makes approximately 18.

How about a pastie? Nothing better and eat in your hand. Australia has meat pies like the pastie that you can buy to eat out of hand. They are turnovers filled with meat, potatoes, onions and sometimes turnips. When I went to College in MI Upper Peninsula no picnic or beer party was complete without pasties. Good warm or cold and even with catsup!

If you search "pastelillos" or "empanadas" recipes, you will find the Puerto Rican and Spanish versions of meat pies. In Puerto Rico, pastelillos and empanadas are common. So much so, that larger grocery stores devote sections of the frozen food aisle to these, where they can be found in boxes by the dozen with a large assortment of fillings - meat and potato, pizza sauce with cheese, picadillo, chicken, etc. More “exoticâ€