Pastry With All Kinds Of Meat (la Olla Con Carne)

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
• 6 tablespoons margarine
• 8 tablespoons cold water
• 1/2 lb lamb, cubed
• 1/2 lb veal, cubed
• 1/2 lb beef, cubed
• 1/2 lb boneless chicken, cubed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup sherry wine

Recipe

• 1 pastry: sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl.
• 2 add the butter and blend into the flour with the fingertips until the size of small peas.
• 3 mix in the margarine.
• 4 stir in the cold water with a fork, adding 4 tablespoons first, then 1 tablespoon at a time.
• 5 chill for 20 minutes.
• 6 cut the pastry in half and roll on a lightly floured board.
• 7 fit the pastry into a 9 inch pie pan.
• 8 filling: mix the meats, seasonings and flour.
• 9 fill the pastry with the meat.
• 10 add the water and 1/2 the sherry.
• 11 cover with the second round of pastry.
• 12 cut a 2 inch slit in the centre.
• 13 bake in a 350f degree oven for 2 hours.
• 14 pour sherry through the slit in the top crust before serving.