Meat Pie with Hot Water Crust

This hearty pork, bacon, and sausage meat pie with a hot water crust will settle any cravings for British-inspired pub fare.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 640 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup boiling water
• ¾ cup lard
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• ½ pound ground pork
• 2 pounds ground pork sausage
• 2 tablespoons milk, or as needed
• 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
• 5 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ pound lean pork tenderloin, sliced into small pieces
• 1 pinch medium curry powder, or to taste
• 1 pound smoked streaky bacon

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat lard in a large microwave-safe bowl until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir in boiling water.

Step 3

Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in lard mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon until a smooth, slightly sticky ball of dough forms.

Step 4

Dust a flat work surface with flour and knead dough for 2 minutes. Roll out 3/4 of the dough into a 1/3-inch thick circle. Press over the bottom and all the way up the sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Roll out remaining dough into a 1/3-inch thick circle for the top of the pie.

Step 5

Freeze pie crust base and top until firm, about 10 minutes.

Step 6

Meanwhile, combine ground sausage, ground pork, pork tenderloin, onion, parsley, pepper, thyme, mixed herbs, and curry powder in a large bowl. Mix into a paste.

Step 7

Line the bottom and sides of the pastry crust with streaky bacon. Press in 1/2 of the pork mixture. Cover with 3 to 4 slices of streaky bacon. Press in remaining pork mixture; arrange remaining streaky bacon on top. Brush pastry rim with milk and add the top crust. Pinch the edges together to seal. Brush the top with milk and cut 2 slits in the top of the pie.

Step 8

Bake pie in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), about 1 hour more.

Step 9

Cool pie completely before removing from the pan.