Upper Peninsula Pasties and #SundaySupper - Recipes Food and Cooking (2024)

by Mary Ellen 31 Comments

Upper Peninsula Pasties are full of ground beef, potatoes, rutabagas, carrots, onions and parsley.

Upper Peninsula Pasties

The challenge this week for #SundaySupper was to do a favorite recipe from my hometown. I gave it quite a bit of thought and really couldn’t think of one thing my hometown was known for. I can think of a lot of great cooks and a favorite recipe they might make but nothing stuck out in my mind as a hometown favorite. I did however have a hankering for some Pasties which the upper peninsula of Michigan is famous for so I decided to share my recipe for them.

As you can see above the meat goes in the pasties raw. I try to use stew beef or even a round steak, It will cook while it bakes plus the juices stay in the pastie. I grind the meat myself with my Kitcheaid. If you don’t have a way to grind the meat I would ask at the store if they would for you or look for chili beef which is a larger cut of meat than regular hamburger. You could also use a mixture of pork and beef or even chicken.

The pastry recipe I used is made with hot water and melted lard/shortening, I love it because it is so easy to work with. It is also really flaky. If you’ve never tried this kind of pastry before, try it once. I know you will love the results. When the pastry is in the refrigerator it will firm right up and feel more like a pie crust when you take it out to work with it. I made my pasties with 6 inch circles, not the 10 inch I put in the recipe. I got 10 pasties from one recipe.

These also freeze beautifully and can be reheated in 30 minutes from a frozen state if baked before freezing. I like to serve mine with gravy but ketchup is the preferred condiment of many. I had some of the meat mixture left over so I added it to a pan with 2 cups of beef broth and simmered it for an hour. I strained it and then made my gravy out of it.

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Upper Peninsula Beef Pasties

Author:Mary Ellen

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Serves:6 - 10 pasties

Beef pasties made with ground beef, potatoes, rutabagas, carrots and onion filling.

Ingredients

Dough

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup lard
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 2 3/4 to 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoons salt

Filling

  • 1 lb.. potatoes - I like russets for this
  • 1 large rutabaga - peeled
  • 1 medium onion - chopped
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 tablespoons parsley
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Make the pastry
  2. Bring the water to a boil, add the lard and shortening. Add the salt. Stir in enough flour to make a soft dough. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  3. To make the filling
  4. Chop the potatoes, onions, rutabagas and carrots into bite size pieces.
  5. Add the ground beef. mix in. Add the seasonings. Stir in.
  6. Divide the dough into 6 pieces. Roll out on a floured surface, like you would a pie crust. Cut out a 10 inch circle of dough.
  7. Place a portion of the meat mixture on the dough as shown in the picture above.
  8. Fold top over and press edges together to seal. Place on a greased baking sheet. Cut several slits in the top of the dough for the steam to escape. Brush lightly on the tops with the heavy cream.
  9. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 - 45 minutes or until they turn light brown.

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