South Carolina Rice Pie Recipe

Ingredients for South Carolina Rice Pie

• 1 qt. cooked meat
• 1 cup rice
• 1 cup tomato
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 hard boiled eggs
• 1 onion
• 1 large potato
• 1 ounce fat salt pork
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. If beef or veal is used allow one-quarter fat; if mutton, trim away all fat and substitute 2 ounces of butter.
2. The meat should be cut in shavings and lightly measured.
3. If meat is tough add 1 pint of stock and simmer until tender; if it does not need the simmering add cold gravy freed from all fat and water enough to moisten well.
4. Chop 1 onion, potato and pork; blanch, drain and fry gently to a light yellow; add to the meat with the seasonings; sweet herbs or spice may be added.
5. Let it heat through, stirring carefully.
6. Cook 1 cup of rice, season with 1 cup of stewed and strained tomatoes; add the butter and the egg sliced.
7. Turn the hashed meat into a buttered baking dish, place the rice over top.
8. Handle carefully so as not to crush the rice or break the egg.
9. Cut 2 eggs in 4 pieces each and press them into the rice on top.
10. Put a bit of butter on each slice and set in a moderate oven for half an hour.
11. Do not let the meat get too dry.
12. Make chicken or rice pie in the same way, but leave out the potato; 1 cup of rich milk may be substituted for the potato.--Mrs.
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