Toronto Meat Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 spanish onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 12 ounces carrots, peeled and partially boiled
• 1/2 green pepper, seeded and chopped finely (optional)
• 1/2 red pepper, seeded and chopped finely (optional)
• 1 lb smaller sized zucchini, skin left on and sliced very thinly
• salt and pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can baked beans, drained
• 1 (12 ounce) can whole kernel corn or 1 (12 ounce) can creamed corn
• 3 ounces butter
• 3 ounces flour
• 1 1/2 pints milk
• 1 cup grated old cheddar cheese
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 1/2-2 lbs lean ground beef

Recipe

• 1 in a large deep frying pan, heat the oil over medium heat.
• 2 when the oil is hot, add onion and garlic and fry until onions are golden brown.
• 3 add meat and fry until meat is well browned.
• 4 add zucchini, peppers,partially boiled carrots, salt and pepper.
• 5 cover and cook on low heat till veggies are tender.
• 6 add corn and beans and simmer till they are heated through.
• 7 remove from heat and spoon into a large baking dish.
• 8 set it aside but keep it warm.
• 9 preheat oven to 350.
• 10 in a medium sized saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
• 11 remove pot from heat and with a wooden spoon, stir in flour to make a smooth paste.
• 12 add milk gradually, stirring constantly.
• 13 when all the milk has been added, return pot to the heat.
• 14 cook sauce for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly until it comes to a boil and is smooth and thick.
• 15 stir in cheese.
• 16 in a bowl, beat egg yolks until they are well mixed.
• 17 add 4-5 tbsp of the sauce into the egg yolk mixture.
• 18 stir.
• 19 add it all back into the sauce mixture.
• 20 pour the sauce over the meat mixture in the baking dish.
• 21 cover and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
• 22 uncover and bake another 10-15 minutes or until the top is lightly browned.
• 23 remove from oven and serve immediately.