Swedish Meat Pies

Name: Swedish Meat Pies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Nordic, Scandinavian, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 0 teaspoons dried dill weed; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 454 grams ground beef; 1 pinch ground nutmeg; 59 milliliters chopped onion; 2 larges red potatoes, grated; 1 teaspoon salt; 177 milliliters shortening; 473 milliliters shredded Cheddar cheese; 6 Tbsps sour cream

The recipe Swedish Meat Pies could satisfy your Scandinavian craving in around 40 minutes. For $2.36 per serving, you get A mixture of ground allspice, ground beef, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Crumble in the ground beef and add onion, parsley, allspice, dill, nutmeg and grated potatoes. Cook and stir until the meat is browned.

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Ground Beef

Allspice

Potato

Parsley

Butter

Nutmeg

Onion

Dill

Meat

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Frying Pan

Drain any excess grease. Turn off the heat and stir in the cheese until melted. Set aside to cool.

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Cheese

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

In a medium bowl, mix together the flour and salt.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Mix in the shortening with a fork or pastry cutter until only pea sized lumps remain. Stir in sour cream a little bit at a time until the dough holds together. Knead briefly on a lightly floured surface. Divide into four equal portions, and pat into balls.

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Shortening

Sour Cream

Dough

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Pastry Cutter

Roll out each ball of dough to about 1/8 inch thickness.

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Dough

Roll

Place a heaping 1/2 cup of filling onto each one. Fold over into half circles, and seal by moistening the edges with warm water and pressing together.

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Water