Pasties, pronounced (pass-tees) is a folded in half and crimped tightly good quality pie crust filled with an mixture of raw chopped onions, finely chopped raw lean beef from round or sirloin (very lean ground beef is often used today), Finely chopped vegetables: carrots and/or parsnips (original), Rutabaga (original) or mix in some tater as some do today, salt and pepper. Bake in the oven on a very shallow or flat metal sheet in temps like you would a pie until golden brown. The liquid in the vegetables makes a very moist nutritious but not a flowing gravy like inside. The pie crust keeps the moisture and nutrition locked inside. We've even used chopped up left over cooked chuck roast and left over grilled steaks for or mixed in with the other raw meat. We like beef (the original) but some people are using pork, ckicken, turkey, and some are even using mild fish and/or seafood. Tried one and it was very good but still like the hearty beef flavor the best! We're spoiled and admit it!
They are wonderfully delicious and a complete meal for camping or at home as they freeze and keep for long periods in a simple zippered freezer bag. Be sure to suck out as much air from the bag as you can as it's the air that ruins frozen foods. I close the zipper all but an inch and use a straw to suck the air out, then pull the straw out with my teeth while zipping that inch.
Simply heat in a microwhve from frozen or thaw and heat anyway you want or can.
The real way is not to use any catsup or gravy but so many people today do. Either way, they're great! A very different flavor than a pot pie and not soupy like them!
A couple times a year we will make a dozen or two, bake and freeze them for quick meals or take along on RV'ing trips. Last summer, found a gallon ziplock bag with a date of 6/3/10 written on it that had fallen down in our big 25 cu ft chest type freezer and was going to throw them out as too old but decided to nuke them and see what they smelled like first as they had zero freezer burn on them. To our surprise, they smelled just like fresh baked so we tasted them and they were just like freshly made so we ate them and they were excellent. Yup, we're still alive and very well!
