I got this super-duper meat pie recipe from my sister-in-law(my brother’s wife), who inherited it from her mother. Ultimately, it was brought to my attention by my sister Kamola. We love this meat pie so much that it finds its way to our stomachs quite often. The crust is just to die for. With a perfect crispness, it melts in your mouth, leaving you craving for more! I have been planning to document it for a while now. In fact, I thought that I had already posted it a while ago and I was surprised to find out that I never did… Well, anyway, here it is ladies and gentlemen!
You can use any meat of your choice BUT ground meat. In this particular pie, ground meat is just not going to taste right. I used my favorite for the meat pie – lamb. As always, I am happy that I did so :) Along with potatoes and onions, this makes a perfect dish you can indulge yourself in. It may not be chocolate, but it won’t take you long to realize that you are addicted to it after your first try (at least I hope so)!
Ingredients for the crust:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 egg
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 cups flour (or less)
Ingredients for the filling:
- 1 lb lamb meat
- 2 medium onions
- 2 medium potatoes
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 ground black pepper
- 1/2 ground cumin
- 1 egg
Directions:
In a medium bowl mix melted butter, sour cream, 1 egg, baking powder and salt.
If your sour cream is on the thick side, add the first 2 cups of flour and see if you can knead a very soft dough, which will not stick to your hands or to the walls of the bowl. If that doesn’t seem to be enough, add the remaining flour and keep on kneading. Once done kneading, divide the dough into two portions. One portion should be slightly smaller than the other one. Ultimately, bigger portion goes on the bottom of the pie and the smaller one is going to cover the top of the pie. Wrap them with a plastic wrap and set aside to rest.
Preheat the oven at 375F. Thinly chop up the onions. Cut the meat into tiny cubes and cut the potatoes into small cubes, too. Place these 3 ingredients in a medium bowl, add the spices and mix well. Set aside.
Take out the bigger dough ball and roll it into a 12-15 inch circle. Carefully place the dough on top of the baking sheet. I usually roll the dough around the rolling pin and carefully unroll the dough over the baking sheet. The dough is very soft but it should not be a big hassle to work with.
Place the filling evenly on top of the flat dough leaving 2 inches of space on all sides. Following the same steps, roll the second dough, making it slightly smaller than the previous one. Cover the top of the meat mixture with the second dough and seal the edges nicely.
Mix the egg with a little bit of water and brush the top of the pie with it. Make small cuts on top of the dough to help the heat escape. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake until the pie turns golden brown.
It goes quite well on its own or as a side for the soups. I love, love, love this meat pie with our pickled cabbage or plain old spicy dill pickles.
Yummy!!! Bon Appetit!
Meat pie looks awesome. I’ll planning to bake one using your recipe this week inshallah.
What kind of flour do you use (AP? unbleached/bleached? brand?), have you ever tried to substitute AP flour and baking soda with self rising flour?
Thanks for sharing!
For this particular (and many other ones) recipe I used Unbleached All-Purpose flour.
Self rising flour is good and would probably work well with this particular recipe, too. However I do not think it would be drastically different than the combo of AP+baking soda.
If you use one, let me know how your pie turns out! :)
Lola,
I wanted to utilize leftover self-rising flour into this recipe, but used AP flour instead. SR has been sitting in my pantry for a while, it might have expired…
Anyway, pie turned out amazing, thank you so much!
i have just discovered ur blog…I LOVE it!!! this meat pie looks awesome….m going to make a variation of it …i never thought of making a meat pie looking like this…its beautiful!!!…I saw ur red velvet cake tooo….so very beautiful n u have lots of tips for fotography which I really do appreciate..TQ (^^)
Thank you zurin :) I really hope you like the recipe. I love, love it.
Mmm, I made this pie once, it is sooo gooood!
Do you know what you need to add to your blog? This “button” above each recipe where you could tip someone about it, thus it would be easier to share your recipes with others who yet haven´t discovered your blog, you simply type someones e-mail address and it´s sent to him/her.
Take care!
Kamilla, we already have the “Share” buttons on the bottom of each post, right above “Related Posts”. You can email or share via various social media such as Facebook :)
Thank you Kamillochka!
Oh, thanks, now I saw those icons, on swedish websites it´s a little bit different, I was looking in the wrong place :-)
I love it, it looks amazing. (for some reasons i am afraid to write in English although i ‘ve certificated from good college in Britain. Despite i lived here couple of years,I am a doctor often using medical language not the general one. If i would to describe this pie i would say, it is radical treatment of anemia
Lola, please more and more
thanks a lot
LOL, you are making me laugh so hard, my sons are wondering if I am alright today :D Thank you Karima!!! :)
Found your blog through tastespotting. All of your pictures and recipes look fantastic, and I love that you have step-by-step pictures! I’ll definitely try out one of your recipes some day, cheers :)
Thank you Thi :D
i was planning to make meat pie tomorrow and already bought my lamb- but it is ground lamb ((.
Why would ground meat not work with this recipe?
Karima, radical treatment of anemia sounds soo professional hey!!!
Iroshka, try and let me know how it works. Dona dona bo’lib turmaydi-da, menga shunisi yoqmaydi. Mazasida farq bo’lmasligi kerak :)
wow i’ve never seen a pastry w so much sour cream in it, but i must try it from your reccommendation!
Hi Tia, I hope it works out well for me. I am sure you will like the dough.
It can be used for many other pastries and pot pies.
“So many reasons it’s so mmm mm gooood!” :) this came to my mind when i just saw the picture, it looks so yuuuummy. I usually use an ordinary dough with yeast in it for this of meat/potato pies. I’ll definitely give it a try, thank you for the recipe. You know what, I’m getting addicted to your blog :)
Iroda, ground huddi manti/somsaga ishlatganizday mazasi ko’pam o’xshamaydiku bu retseptda ham shunday bulsa kerak, tog’ralsa afzalroq lekin ishlatsa bulaveradiku
Ah, Komila. I do not have much time to keep posting original recipes. I hope you will not quit coming to the site, as I am committed to what I do. Thinking of sparing more time for food blogging :)
Oh and If you don’t mind me asking, could you please edit your Tiramisu recipe with step-by-step photos when you get a chance? I’d appreciate it greatly:)
rahmat katta, haaaliyam o’zim qibkurmaganman shuni. rasmlar bulsa qibtashirdim inshallah:D
Yes, I am going to do that soon. As soon as we grab some mascarpone and other ingredients :)
Thank you, appreciate that. We need a “thanks” button here, lol :) Don’t worry I’ll be a loyal subscriber and will be checking back frequently. eventually you’ll ban me for offtops :)
kisses to your little ones..asalcha ular
Ассалому алайкум, ҳурматли Мансуровлар!
Гўштли пирог ҳақиқатда жуда ҳам чиройли чиқибди! Вақт топиб биз ҳам пишириб кўрамиз. Кеча шу саҳифани дўстларга ҳам юборгандим. Бугун телефон қилишиб Сизларга раҳмат айтишди. Раҳмат! Шундай ўзбек таомларини дунёга танитаётганларингиз учун ва ажойиб суратлар учун ҳам. Шу овқат ҳақидаги постларингиздаги расмлардан манга туз ва мурчларнинг тушиши олинган расмлар ёқади. Жуда аниқ ва чиройли чиққан. :) Манимча, Насим акани ўзлари расмга олган бўлсалар керак.
Битта илтимос, Лола опа, агар иложи бўлса, кейинги постларда манти тайёрланиши ҳақида ҳам ёзсангиз дўстларимиз хурсанд бўларди..
Барча ишларингизда сизларга омад тилайман. Бўш келманг!
Keep this wonderful work up! THANKS!
Salom Asrorbek!
Aslida blogimizga tashrif buyurganingiz uchun va bizni do’stlaringizga tanitib turganingiz uchun sizga rahmat :)
Ovqatni suratga olishga keladigan bo’lsak, aksar suratlarni o’zim olaman. Shu jumladan muruch va zira rakurslarini ham :) Ba’zan ikkala qo’lim kerak bo’ladigan joylarda, ho’jayinga murojaat qilaman. Shunday qilib o’zim ham ancha narsa o’rganib oldim.
Mantining receptini tayyorlash planda bor. 1 haftalardan keyin qo’ysam kerak. Undan oldin iltimos qilingan bir ikki receptlarni yozvolishim kerak. Manti tayyor bo’lshi bilan sizga habar beraman :)
Barcha tilaklaringiz uchun katta rahmat!
Уважаемые, Мансуровы, поражаюсь вашим мастерством делать такие красивые фотографии!!! Я просто и сам учусь на фотографа, так что мне это очень близко. Даааа D80 классная вещь!!!
И говоря о рецептах, присоединяюсь к Асрорбеку. Будем ждать с нетерпением рецепт манты! Интересно будет прочитать на английском рецепт моего любимого блюда :)
Spasibo bol’shoe, Rustam! :)
That looks and sounds delicious. I love the ‘free form’ look of it – not made in a pie dish.
Oh yeah, it is less messier and can be great for lunch bags :)
Looks great! Two questions: What cut of lamb do you use? About how long does the baking take? You note “until golden,” but I’m wondering for planning purposes about how long that is. Thanks!
Sarah,
Definitely give this recipe a try, it’s very easy, took me about 30 min to prep and 40 min to bake. I used boneless leg of lamb.
Sorry it took me sometime to answer your questions Sarah. Camellia is right. It takes about 40 minutes for the pie to fully bake.
As far as meat concerned, you can use any part of lamb (fillet). I either go for shoulder cut or a leg cut.
This looks DELICIOUS. I can’t wait to make it! I think I will give it a go this weekend.
Irene, I hope you liked it :)
Ok! that is stunning!!! love how thin the pie.. so light!
When are you making it? :) The very amazing part of this recipe is the dough and the potatoes. Dough is very flaky and soft. Potatoes soak up all the juices from meat and onions. I hope you like it :)
This is baad!! You are making my mouth water already… And there are so many bread-meat items I want to make from here!! I think the boat shaped one is going to win first! :D
it wooorked!! :P
Rostdan ham mazali chiqdi, retsept uchun rahmat, Hilola opa! Rasmga olganim bor edi, kompyuterga o’tqazsam bo’ldi.
Juda ham hursandman, ummuhojar. Menga ham ko’rsatarsiz a? :)
Assalamu alaykum, Hilola opa! Retseptiz bo’yicha pishirgan pirogim rasmi quyida, yana bir bor rahmat!
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Juudaaa bejirim, juda chiroyli chiqibdi Hojarning ayajonisi :D Molodec!!
I can’t beleive that I found this :)
My mum used to make it in my childhood, I am definitely going to enjoy making this one!!!! Thanks Lola…..
Oh Anne. I am so glad that this recipe brought up one of the finest memories from your childhood :) I hope you enjoyed this recipe as much as you enjoyed your dear mother’s pie back in the days.
Hi Lola ,I can only say Rahmat for the great reciepe.I am in love with Uzbek cuisine and admire your great job.
Once again ,thak you and hope to try more of your irisistable tasting meals
Best regards,
Filiz Alim
Dear Filiz, thank you for visiting our blog and thank you very much for the fine compliments. You amazing wishes elevate my urge to post more recipes. Thank you for supporting me :D
Sincerely,
Lola
Amazing photos. This pie looks absolutely perfect.
Thank you, Memoria! How have you been?
Assalomy Alaykum Lola opa. Men siz haqingizda dugonamdan eshitib, hursand buldim. Uzga yurtda ham shunchalik bizni
uzbekona taomlarni mohirona tarzda taqdim etayotganiz uchun katta rahmat. Menga hamma reseplariz juda yoqdi va Hudo hohlasa, ularni tayorlab kuraman. Sizga katta RAHMAT
Salom Zakhro! :) Blogimizga tashrif buyurganingiz uchun katta rahmat :D Dugonangizni ham so’rab qo’ying!
Assalam aleykum
Hormang, bebaho taomlarni tayyorlab charchamyapsizmi? Recept uchun rahmat, hozirgina pirogni duhovkadan oldim endi iftorni kutib o`tiribmiz mazasini ko`rish uchun :) Savolim bor edi, negadur hamirim juda yopishqoq bo`lib qoldi ko`p un ishlatdim, sababi nimadaligini etib bera olasizmi?
Ruxshonochka, kechroq javob berayotganim uchun uzr. Commentingiz spam boxga ketib qolgan ekan. The problem could be that you over-kneaded the dough. Ko’p mushtlagan bo’lsangiz yog’i ozgina suyulib qoldi. Mazasiga ta’sir qilmasligi kerak, deb o’ylayman. Qanday bo’ldi?
Mazasi lekin rosa yaxshi chiqdi, 3 kishi bir kunda yeb tugatdik desam ham bo`ladi :)
Mana rasmi, hamir yumshoq bo`lganidan hatto ustini kesib chiqa olmadim
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thanks a lot
Ruxshona, it is ok! O’zi hamir judayam umshoq chiqadi. Chuchvarani hamiridaka qattiq chiqmaydi. Juda, juda mayin, yumshoq, qo’lga yopishishi ham mumkin. Ko’rinishidan juda zo’r chiqibidi :D
Dear Lola
Thank you so much for sharing recipes in amazing step by step way. I love the photos as well. We live in Dubai and have some arab friends over for dinner from time to time. I have been surprising them with amazing dishes from your site.
Thanks again for making me look the best chef ever!
Hannah
Dear Hannah, I am glad you like the recipes on my blog! But let me tell you something, recipes are only good as a chef who is preparing them. You are probably a very good cook :D So, all the compliments rightfully belong to you :)
Hello, I am an Uzbek Girl from Virginia. I was looking for so long a site that has Uzbek recipes, I am very happy that my friend told me about this website. It is also good that most of the recipes are from “available at home” ingredients.
I tried your Meat Pie, and cooked it several times after. I and our family liked it so much. I also tried Lahmacun, which is also my husband’s favorites. That was great. Thank you.
I always look to this site when I want to cook something extraordinary for dinner. Today I am gonna cook Eggplant Casserole.
Thank you very much for creating your this website.
I am waiting for your new extraordinary Recipes.
See you.
Iroda
Dear Iroda, thank you for visiting my food blog! I am very happy that your family enjoys your cooking. Don’t forget regardless of any recipe you find online, it is your finishing touches and imagination what makes them really yours :D
Come back often, I will try to post more recipes!
Hi. I love your site! This recepie looks amazing. Is there a way to make it dairy free. I am from Tashkent as well and am so excited to see your recipes
Dear Aleksandra, you can use coconut oil to substitute the dairy. It should be good enough to give you a great crust. Sour cream might be a little problematic to substitute but coconut oil might work wonders for you :D Just make sure not to by the hydrogenated one.
I just made this pie – it’s absolutely delicious! Lola – thank you for the recipe and such detailed instructions! It was so easy and the result is amazing. Yum yum!
So simple, yet so delicious. My whole family loved it! Thank you for the great recipe.
This pie looks SOO good! I want to try and make it but I do have 1 question: can I use ground lamb? Thank you
Lola.. I love your blog! I am working on my own blog and I love the way you present your dishes and the detailed instructions you give. What an inspiration! And your recipes are awesome. I am definitely going to try to make this pie soon. It will be winter in Australia soon and I think it will be perfect for the chilly month/s.. Thanks Lola and keep your beautiful recipes and picture coming.
hi,
I tried your recipe and it was AMAZING!! Not to mention it reminded me of my childhood in Tashkent.
thank u soo much, definitely a keeper.
wow it looks so good!!!! will it be ok if i use milk instead of sour cream in the dough recipe???
i am looking forward to make this!!!
Hey, I love your blog and your recipes are amazing :) I wanted to ask you something though, I always seem to end up with a sticky dough for some reason (both in the meat pie and the kachapuris) and I don’t know why that is since I use the same quantities as it’s marked on your recipe :( is there a way to make the dough less sticky so it’s easier to work with? like adding more flour or something? sour cream in France is less thick so that is a problem sometimes…
Thanks a lot and keep up the good work, you’re great! :)
Thank you for this absolutely delicious recipe! Just made this pie for the second time – love it!!!
Hilolaxon! I love meat pie. and the pics looks great! I am just proud of you. I got my daughter’s name Hilola! Manam Hiluni sizga uhwab pazanda, ishbilarmon, intellegent bulishini istiman. Good luck to you girl! Thanks!
Lola, thanks for sharing this recipe. I made this meat pie last night and it turned really good. I often visit your website when I need a culinary inspiration. You do such a great job! Thank you.
My mother-in-laws family is Italian and they make a similar pie but use ground beef and tomatoes with the onions and potatoes. They also use a boxed roll mix for the crust. The family always called it Scotcha
could you please tell me what is the degree of temprature of the oven to ccok this pie.
Thank you
Eman, I am very sorry to get back to you so late. If you still need the info, the temp. of the oven should be 350F
Hi, Lola!
I just discovered your blog pinning some recipes on Pinterest :-) This pie looks delicious! It reminded me of my Grandma and Mom making BALESH back in my homeland of Tatarstan. I love the idea of sour cream in the dough, it always make the crust oh so soft. And lamb is the favorite of my husband. I will spoil my family very soon with your wonderful pie, and I will be coming for more of your recipes! Thank you so much! Very best wishes,
Amina~
Dear Amina,
Thank you very much for your kind comment! Hope to see you more often here :)
Making this pie for 2 years – LOVE it!!!!!!! Thank you, Lola!!! the recipe is easy to follow!! Yep, that is how long I’ve being checking on you… :)
I’ve just made this meat pie – it is absolutely delicious!!! Thank you for the recipe. I did not think how easy it is to make it. My kids loved it!!!! Thank you very much Lola!
Your recipes are amazing! I am an American woman married to a Kyrgyz, and I have used several of your recipes to make dishes that he misses from home. They were all delicious! I have the meat pie in the oven now, I can’t wait to try it!
selam,
i believe its a KOBETE is a crimean tatar national cuisine, not really ozbek.
Salom
Receptlaringiz va fotolaringiz rosa Chiroyli ,
Baraka toping!
Lekin receptlar hammasi inglis tilida ekan, men bu tilni bilmiman , uzbek tilida blogingiz bormi, yoki ” perevodchik” bolsa blogingizda?…
My wife and I started making this dish a few years ago and when we are unsure of what to make, return to your meat pie recipe. The crust is one of our favorites and my wife will use it as a pie crust for our fruit pies. This is a certified favorite that even my stubborn 7-year-old will eat.
Kipp, it is so awesome to hear that :) At times I wonder if I should take down the blog. But comments like yours help me keep it going.
Nice, do u have balish here? Maybe u can Make it n everyone here wil go crazy it’s best dish it’s tatar rote but in Uzbekistan cooked it too, chicken potato pie in thick nice dough, makes me more excited Dan manti or samsa well samsa I love xx
*Needs an edit. — there are no measurements for the ground cumin and ground black pepper. Also, a starting point for amount of time in the oven would be nice. Thank you
Melissa, thank you for bringing that to my attention. I will fix the ingredient list. Aim for a teaspoon of each spice. For baking in the oven I look at the browning of the dough. If I would put it in numbers, I would say the pie will be fully baked at about 40 minutes.
With much love,
Lola