Meaty-Meat Pie Recipe

This Recipe is meant for Scouts BSA.

dutch oven
pie tin

6 slices bacon
1/2 lb. hamburger
1 lb. ground pork
1/2 medium onion
1 stalk celery
1 tp minced garlic
1 tsp ground sage
1 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 Cup water
1/4 Cup water
2 Tbsp corn starch
1 double pie crust pastry

Cut bacon into 1 inch pieces.
Chop onion and celery.
Fry bacon pieces in dutch oven. Remove but leave grease.
Fry hamburger and pork until done. Pour off grease.
Stir 1 Cup water, bacon, celery, onion, and all spices into meat.
Heat to boiling.
Cover with lid, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir often.
Sprinkle corn starch over meat mix and add 1/4 Cup water.
Stir well, until liquid is thickened, then remove from heat.

Put bottom pie crust pastry in pie tin.
Fill with meat mixture.
Put top pie pastry on top and crimp edges together.
Cut slits in top pastry.
Bake in dutch oven for 30 minutes at 400 degrees, with 3/4 of heat on top.
Pie is done when crust is brown.
Remove pie tin and let sit 10 to 15 minutes.

Serves about 6.