4 pastry dough for meat pie Recipes

chicken stock or 2 cups beef stock, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped fine, cubed leftover chicken (or any meat you choose) or 3 -5 cups cubed leftover roast beef (or any meat you choose) or 3 -5 cups cubed leftover hamburger (or any meat you choose) or 3 -5 cups cubed leftover ham (or any meat you choose), mixed vegetables, mushroom (optional), cheese (grated or sliced ), stalks celery (optional), pastry dough (triple recipe), margarine

ground pork (could use ground beef, turkey or chicken ), onion, peeled and minced, garlic, minced, olive oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, chopped fresh sage (i use almost 2 tbsp.) **or sub in an italian herb blend. i find rosemary, basil, oregano, thyme, marjoram, fennel all work well and in combination, bread crumbs (fresh, plain , italian...whatever you like), discs prerolled , refrigerated pie dough (puff pastry works great too), eggs, beaten, options, i have peeled and grated 1 apple and added it to the filling mix with good results. i prefer a granny smith or a fuj, but use what you like if you go this route., saute diced jalapenos , poblanos or bell peppers with the onion and garlic and add to the meat mixture., pepperoncini (chopped ) and feta cheese crumbles work deliciously too and adds a different flavor level., saute chopped mushrooms with the onions and garlic., adding 2-4 tbsp. of cream to the meat mix will make for a moister filling., chopped olives, toasted pine nuts

pastry shells, phyllo dough, puff-pastry dough, tortillas, wonton skins, breadcrumbs-homemade, grated parmigiano-reggiano, frozen vegetables, flavored butters, nuts and berries, poultry , uncooked--9 months, poultry cooked --4 to 6 months, steaks --6 to 12 months, chops--4 to 6 months, hamburger --3 to 4 months, ham, cooked --1 to 2 months, bacon --1 to 2 months, meat casseroles , cooked--3 months, lean fish--6 months, fatty fish --2 to 3 months, shellfish --3 to 6 months, vegetables --8 to 10 months, fruit pies , unbaked--8 months, fruit--6 months, butter --6 to 9 months, bread , cake and cookies--3 months, soups and stews--2 to 3 months, ice cream and sorbet--2 months