Today we have another pie for Pie July!
I swear it’s pie. You can’t call something “corned-beef pie” and have it not be pie, right?
- 1 1-pound can corned-beef hash
- 1/2 cup catsup
- 1 slightly beaten egg
- 1 12-ounce package frozen Lima beans
- Combine corned-beef hash, catsup, and egg. Press into bottom and sides of greased 8×1/2-inch round pan. Bake in moderate oven (350°) 30 minutes.
- Fill with Lima beans, cooked according to directions on package and seasoned to taste.
- Top with Cheese Sauce: Melt 1/4 pound sharp process-American cheese over hot water. Gradually stir in 2 tablespoons milk.
Savory pies are a thing! Sure, sweet pies are more fun, but savory pies exist.
And meat crusts are also a thing, although much, much less common.
Of course, I don’t usually use canned hash to make the meat crust, nor a half cup of ketchup. But savory pies are totally a thing, this will work! Optimism!
Optimism waned somewhat when the crust didn’t change after baking. Well, no, it got warmer.
“I thought you said July was pie month.”
“It’s a pie. It just sort of fell apart when I was serving. The crust is, um… no, just taste it.” Not a good idea to tell Buzz when there’s a large dose of ketchup in his food.
The kitten thought it was very tempting… not actually a great sign, come to think of it.
“Oh… wow. What the hell is in that crust?”
“Um, hash.”
“I meant all the ketchup!”
“And ketchup.”
Verdict: Ketchupy.
Tasting notes:
Tasted like a tomato crawled in there and died. Actually not quite as bad as expected, because the lima beans were yummy and cheese rarely disappoints. But the hash-ketchup crust was a crime against meat crusts.
Maybe less ketchup would have been more appealing? My family likes corned beef hash and when I saw the recipe, I was hoping it would be a winner.
Ugh, I had a cat as a kid that wouldn’t even touch canned corned beef hash when I thought it was the most vile thing. I sat for two hours at the table because I could not eat it, until my dad tasted it and confirmed it was nasty and tried giving it to the cat.
The whole thing sounds pretty terrible! Most condiments (including ketchup) make me gag… Lima beans may not be so bad, but I’d think there would be a little more to the filling than seasoned beans topped with a bit of cheese sauce. Of course, if the recipe writer’s idea of a little more flavor is dumping in massive amounts of ketchup, maybe it’s a good thing the filling is so minimalist.
I like hash, but Lima beans, NO! Lima beans would ruin anything.
I liked this review -it was kind of a zipped up version of "eeewwwww….."
I bet a proper corned beef hash crust would make a bitchin' hangover breakfast quiche.
I think our cat isn’t old enough to know better yet 🙂 Hash sure smells like cat food in the can, though!
LOL I think this is the best reaction yet!
Oh God… I recognize the cookbook…
Not a fan of canned corn beef hash. NOT a fan of lima beans. Not a fan of ketchup. To me, this sounds disgusting.