Pirates Pies (Festival)

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 each garlic cloves chopped
• 1 cup onions chopped
• 1/2 cup green bell peppers chopped
• 13 cup celery chopped
• 13 cup scallions, spring or green onions chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 dash red pepper flakes
• 1 cup rice cooked
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
• 5 1/2 cups flour, self-rising
• 23 cup vegetable shortening plus 2 tb shortening
• 2 large eggs beaten
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 8 cups vegetable oil

1. FILLING: Combine beef, garlic, onion, bell pepper, celery, green onion, salt, black pepper, and red pepper.
2. Cook until meat is thoroughly browned.
3. Add rice, stirring until well-mixed with beef.
4. Remove from heat, cool.
5. Drain off excess fat.
6. Add ketchup and parsley.
7. Mix well.
8. DOUGH: Sift flour; cut shortening into flour.
9. Mix egg and milk together.
10. Add to shortening/flour mixture.
11. Stir to form a dough.
12. Form dough into a ball.
13. Roll about 13 of the dough at a time on a lightly floured board.
14. Cut dough in 5 1/2 inch diameter circles (or squares).
15. Place two heaping tablespoonsful of filling on dough.
16. Dampen edges of dough circles.
17. Fold over meat.
18. Crimp edges with a fork.
19. Prick with a fork at the top.
20. Deep fry at 350F (180C).
21. until golden brown.

ground beef, garlic, onions, green bell peppers, celery, scallions, salt, black pepper, red pepper, rice cooked, ketchup, parsley flakes, flour, vegetable shortening, eggs, milk, vegetable oil

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/pirates-pies-festival-36093 (may not work)