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The Ultimate Pork Pie

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Pork Pie

Recipe by Mimi Loves Cooking
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Course: Lunch, DinnerCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Medium
Servings

8

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes

This is the ultimate pork pie. The name doesn’t come close to explaining how amazing this is. It is a delicious Pie crust filled with savory ham, tender pork, and everyone’s favorite combination of green peppers, onions, garlic, swiss cheese, parmesan cheese, and heavy cream. It is a frequently requested recipe for my family and I am sure your family will ask for it as well.

Ingredients

  • Pie Crust

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 1/4 cups shortening

  • 8 to 10 teaspoons cold water

  • Pie Filling

  • 1/2 cup diced yellow onions

  • 1/2 cup diced green bell peppers

  • 2 tbsp minced garlic

  • 1/2 cup diced Roma tomatoes

  • 8 oz shredded Swiss cheese

  • 7 oz of pork chops, cooked and cubed

  • 7 oz ham slice, cooked and cubed

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

  • 4 tablespoons freshly shredded or grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  • For the pie crust:
    Sift together flour and salt into a medium bowl. Gently blend shortening into flour until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in just enough cold water to keep it all together. Kneed or process until a smooth ball is formed, with as little work as possible.
  • Roll in a ball and refrigerate for 1 hour. Remove, divide into 2 equal balls, and roll out to 9-inches.
  • Preheat oven to 450 °F.
  • Drape crust into the pie tin, poke with a fork and cover with waxed paper. Fill bottom with dried beans and bake pie shell for 10 minutes or until crust lightly browns. Remove and cool before filling.
  • For the Pie Sofrio:
    Add oil to a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Add onions, peppers, and 2 tsp cup garlic, cook until translucent, but do not brown. Add tomatoes, cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and hold to add to pork.
  • Preheat oven to 350 °F.
  • Add 2 oz of the Swiss cheese to the pre-cooked pie shell, and add pork on top of the Swiss cheese. Top pork with sofrito mixture. Add the remaining Swiss on top of the pork. Add cubed ham on top of Swiss cheese. Pour the heavy cream on the ham and then top with Parmesan. Add pie crust to top, wrap aluminum foil around the edges of the pie crust, and bake for 25 minutes.
  • Remove pie from oven, let cool, and set for 5 minutes. 

Notes

  • You can use a pre-made refrigerated pie crust. I have done this many times and it is equally delicious.
  • Store any leftovers in the refrigerator in an air-tight container or on a plate wrapped in foil. This heats up nicely in the microwave.

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