# Belizean-Style Meat Pie

A delicious recipe for Belizean Meat Pies made with fresh ground beef.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 lb ground beef
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon Lea and Perrins sauce
- 1 diced habanero pepper (optional)
- 1 lb flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon corn starch
- 0.75 cup shortening with cold water

## Instructions

1. Mix ground beef with black pepper, tomato sauce, cumin, Lea and Perrin sauce, and cook for 20 minutes and let cool.
2. Combine flour, corn starch, and salt into a bowl.
3. Rub shortening lightly into the flour mixture. Add baking powder and crumble until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs.
4. Line muffin tins with dough. Add meat filling and cover with round pieces of dough.
5. Use pastry crimper or fork to decorate each pie top. Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes.

## Equipment

- muffin tins
- pastry crimper
- fork
- oven

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17ThQo21FE/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9f145db6-4312-489b-8087-b75284701ae4
- Extracted: 2025-10-28

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