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Natchitoches Meat Pies Recipe
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Natchitoches Meat Pies Recipe

23 ingredients Makes about 16 pies openrecipes
Natchitoches Meat Pies Recipe

In Louisiana, Natchitoches is famous for its extravagant display of Christmas lights, but it is also famous for meat pies—with good reason. The spicy seasonings...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1072
Calories
51g
Protein
37g
Fat
132g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
White Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 pound ground beef (not lean)
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
  • 4 plum tomatoes, diced
  • 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and finely chopped
  • 1 medium jalapeño pepper, cored, seeded, and finely chopped
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 bunch scallions (green and white parts), thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup)
  • 5 dashes Louisiana hot sauce
  • , chilled
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • Vegetable oil, for frying

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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