Natchitoches Meat Pies | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• Meat Pie Filling
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 pound ground beef
• 8 ounces ground pork
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 medium bell pepper, chopped
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic (4 to 6 cloves)
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 cup beef stock or packaged low-sodium beef broth
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce
• Dough
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• Vegetable oil, for deep-frying