SAUSAGE PIE |
Pizza flavors tucked inside a double crusted pie. Delicious! Serve with Baked beans.
Serves 8.
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| 1 lb. |
bulk sweet, hot or mixture of 1/2 and 1/2 Italian sausage |
450 g |
| 4 cup |
Sliced fresh mushrooms |
1 L |
| 1 cup |
Finely chopped onion |
250 mL |
| 1 cup |
Chopped red sweet pepper |
125 mL |
| 2 |
Clove garlic, minced |
2 |
| 1 8-oz can |
Pizza sauce |
1 225-g can |
| 2 cup (8 oz) |
Shredded mozzarella or provolone cheese |
225 g |
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Pastry for double-crust 10 inch [23 cm] pie plate |
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| 1 |
egg |
1 |
| 1tbsp. |
Water |
15 mL |
In a large skillet cook sausage until meat is brown. Drain off fat, reserving 1 tbsp fat in skillet. Add
mushrooms, onion, sweet pepper, and garlic. Cook over medium heat until vegetables are tender.
Drain off any liquid. Stir in pizza sauce.
Prepare pastry. Line pie plate. Trim even with rim. Sprinkle 1/2 cup [125 mL] of the cheese. Spoon
meat mixture over cheese. Sprinkle remaining cheese over meat. Press lightly into meat filling.
For top crust, roll out remaining dough; cut slits. Place atop filling; trim to 1/2 inch [1 cm]
beyond rim. pinch to seal. Brush top of pie with egg mixture; allow to dry 5 minutes. Bake in a 350°F [180°C] oven about 45 to 50 minutes or till golden brown. Let stand for 20 minutes.
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