Where to get meat pies in the USA?

[Green Chile]

One of my fav foods from traveling in UK, Africa, etc are the savory meat pies and Cornish pasties. Are any of you ordering these online and shipping to yourselves in the USA? Which brands are the best? Have you found any in our restaurants that are good? I need to learn how to make them.

 

[Tintin]

Bryan,

Pretty easy to make, and DIY gives you full flexibiliity on fillings and flavours.

I'm sure some of the Australians, Kiwis, Brits and Africans on here will share some recipies / ideas.

These ones I did were simple - minced venison topside (red stag), some bacon (including fat) with gravy powder, beef stock, salt and pepper and pastry (can use shortcrust or puff - or a puff top and a shortcrust bottom).

Meat is cooked first, then stir gravy in and simmer for a while.

The venison napkins aren't a mandatory requirement.

I've seen this place online - never tried them.

Waltzing Kangaroo | Handcrafted Australian Food

Iconic Australian meat pies and rolls, frozen and delivered to your door. Vegan and vegetarian chicken and beef flavor bouillon seasonings sold individually or in bulk for food service.

waltzingkangaroo.com

Mark

 

[Green Chile]

Very open to recipe ideas also.

 

[Wyfox]

Upper Peninsula Pasty should be on your list

Taste Delicious Pasties Across the Upper Peninsula

Everything you need to know about the Upper Peninsula's unique treat, the pasty. Discover the best places to try one and more.

www.uptravel.com

 

[R eight]

Bryan,

Pretty easy to make, and DIY gives you full flexibiliity on fillings and flavours.

I'm sure some of the Australians, Kiwis, Brits and Africans on here will share some recipies / ideas.

These ones I did were simple - minced venison topside (red stag), some bacon (including fat) with gravy powder, beef stock, salt and pepper and pastry (can use shortcrust or puff - or a puff top and a shortcrust bottom).

Meat is cooked first, then stir gravy in and simmer for a while.

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The venison napkins aren't a mandatory requirement.

I've seen this place online - never tried them.

Waltzing Kangaroo | Handcrafted Australian Food

Iconic Australian meat pies and rolls, frozen and delivered to your door. Vegan and vegetarian chicken and beef flavor bouillon seasonings sold individually or in bulk for food service.

waltzingkangaroo.com

Mark

I vaguely remember eating pies at your place one evening…..all I really remember was they tasted great and I didn’t go thirsty.

 

[Tintin]

My preference is for meaty chunks, rather than minced. Steak (or venison), cheese and bacon is a favourite.

eg

Steak, Bacon & Cheese Pie — Farm to Fork

Recipe Michael Weldon Ingredients 1kg chuck steak, diced 2tbs plain flour 4 rashers streaky bacon, sliced 1 onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, sliced 2 cups beef stock sea salt black pepper Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil 4 sheets short crust pastry 4 sheets puff p

www.farmtofork.com.au

 

[Ravensview]

One of best places closed down due to the owner retiring, Jean Kays in Marquette,MI, but Lawrys ships them out they are good as well, the best are usually homemade or some of the ones made by the church ladies for fund raising, Lard is the secret for the crust, pretty staple food here. Usually have to make a couple of decisions when getting them though with rutabages or without, then the biggest fight causing decision——- ketchup or gravy on them.

 

[Sarg]

Many years ago one of my clients from Alaska loved Meat Pies & Ginger Beer, so much so he bought a ton of pie dishes & sent his son back to New Zealand to work in a Bakery to learn the Pie Baking business then started up a Pie Bakery in the US - well it didn’t work as it seems Americans in general just don’t know savoury pies are something.

When I was traveling a lot with hunters I’d get Diesel, grab some pies & cool drink from the Servo, I drank Gingerbeer back then & they normally had Coke but return hunters often started drinking Gingerbeer to !
Near all wanted to get Meat Pies back in the US.

 

[farmer_john]

One of my fav foods from traveling in UK, Africa, etc are the savory meat pies and Cornish pasties. Are any of you ordering these online and shipping to yourselves in the USA? Which brands are the best? Have you found any in our restaurants that are good? I need to learn how to make them.

Just make them

 

[coreydb]

Growing up in Michigan, the Pastie was it. It's just like the meat pies in the UK but bigger. Find the recipe on line and create your own. Also, you can find them in the grocery store, but they're called pot pies. Not that good at all, but......

 

[Muskox]

My favorite pie is Beef and Guiness followed by Beef and Red Wine.

I lived on meat pies when I lived in Australia. They were cheap enough an enlisted guy could afford to live on them. Mac and Cheese of Australia.

Still get excited when I see British/Australian pies.

 

[Tgood1]

Natchitoches, Louisiana. Famous for meat pies.

 

[Wade J VanGinkel]

My aunt gets our pasties sent from upper Michigan to Colorado regularly. I'll have to find out from where though tomorrow.
She prefers traditional with rutabagas.

I was born a Yooper and grew up on them.

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

Growing up in Michigan, the Pastie was it. It's just like the meat pies in the UK but bigger. Find the recipe on line and create your own. Also, you can find them in the grocery store, but they're called pot pies. Not that good at all, but......

I have a buddy from Upper Peninsula. He told me about Pasties, so I make them with elk or game meat blends…

Pasty ingredients center on a robust shortcrust pastry (flour, fat, water, salt) encasing a hearty filling of raw beef (skirt/chuck), potato, swede (rutabaga), and onion, seasoned with generous salt and pepper, with butter dots and often an egg wash for a classic Cornish pasty. While the traditional recipe is strict, modern variations add carrots, different meats, or even peas, but the core remains savory, chunky fillings in a sturdy crust.

It does have dry ingredients, unlike a pot pie.

 

[GuttormG]

Very open to recipe ideas also.

Brewc mug of good coffee, dit down in a comfy chair and explore YouTube!

 

[Hunter-Habib]

I’m a huge fan of Bub’s Aussie Gourmet Pies in Minnesota.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

On a related subject, what’s all of your favorite meat pie ? Mine is Steak & Kidney.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Many years ago one of my clients from Alaska loved Meat Pies & Ginger Beer, so much so he bought a ton of pie dishes & sent his son back to New Zealand to work in a Bakery to learn the Pie Baking business then started up a Pie Bakery in the US - well it didn’t work as it seems Americans in general just don’t know savoury pies are something.

When I was traveling a lot with hunters I’d get Diesel, grab some pies & cool drink from the Servo, I drank Gingerbeer back then & they normally had Coke but return hunters often started drinking Gingerbeer to !
Near all wanted to get Meat Pies back in the US.

Americans do have chicken pot pie, though. Pretty delicious, but not a real “Pie” in the true sense of the word.

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

The Fairlie Bakehouse is a bakery in Fairlie, New Zealand. The bakery is most famous for producing gourmet meat pies. Popular varieties include salmon and bacon, venison and cranberry, and steak. Their most popular variety is a pork belly and apple sauce pie, with a piece of crackling on the top.

 

[cash_tx]

Natchitoches, Louisiana. Famous for meat pies.

I got introduced to those meat pies earlier this year at Lasyone's restaurant when a friend got married in Natchitoches earlier this year. They were fantastic!