Savory Beef And Cheddar Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 3/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
• 1/8 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves, a dash
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce, with tomato pieces
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 egg
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, finely diced- (optional)
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, finely diced- (optional)
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, finely shredded
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 7 -9 tablespoons water, ice cold

Recipe

• 1 cook ground beef, onion and garlic in a large frying pan over med-high heat for 5-10 min, breaking beef into small pieces until no longer pink and onion is tender.
• 2 drain grease.
• 3 add oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, salt, sugar, pepper, sage and tarragon.
• 4 mix well, stir in tomato sauce.
• 5 reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 15 minute.
• 6 meanwhile, prepare cheddar pastry.
• 7 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 8 sift flour and salt together, stir in cheese.
• 9 cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 10 add water, one tbs at a time, stirring lightly until mixture forms a ball.
• 11 divide pastry in half.
• 12 roll one half on floured surface into a 12" circle, place in a 9" pie plate.
• 13 sprinkle 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese on bottom of pastry.
• 14 top with 1/3 of the beef mixture.
• 15 repeat cheese and beef layer twice.
• 16 roll remaining pastry into a 10" circle, cut steam vents and place on top of the pie.
• 17 trim pastry edges a 1/2" from the rim and fold pastry under bottom crust, crimp the edges.
• 18 beat egg with 1 tbs of water.
• 19 brush top of pie with egg wash, you will not use it all.
• 20 bake 15 min @ 425 degrees.
• 21 reduce oven temp to 350 degrees and continue baking for 20 minute.
• 22 let pie sit 20 min to set.
• 23 cut pie into wedges, top with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with bell peppers.