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Country Beef and Pork Pie

A double‑crusted pie filled with shredded brisket, pork, rice, and cheeses.

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Why it works: Clove and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Country Beef and Pork Pie

Oven350 oven
Time1 hour

Ingredients

Directions

Make the filling

  1. Heat the olive oil in a pan and sauté the onion, garlic, beef and pork.

  2. Add the pepper, cloves and cinnamon and stir for 2 minutes.

  3. Add wine, water and tomato puree, then stir for 1–2 minutes and scald the contents of the pan with the wine.

  4. Add a little water and the tomato puree and let simmer for 30 minutes.

  5. Add rice, parsley, eggs and cheeses, mixing well with a wooden spoon.

  6. Let simmer in pan for 30 minutes.

  7. Remove the pan from the flame.

Assemble and bake

  1. Butter a large pie tin and place half the pastry on the bottom, making sure a little of the pastry hangs over the sides.

  2. Empty the pie filling onto the base pastry and cover it with the remaining half of the crust.

  3. Wet the edges of the pastry and press them together so they stick, then roll them over into a tube-like design on the pie so the steam of the pie filling doesn't escape.

  4. Brush the top pastry with a little melted butter and puncture it in even various places with a fork.

  5. Bake the pie in a 350 oven for 1 hour.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1088Calories
55 gProtein
64 gFat
68 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 18 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Gruyere Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Waternot in our table0
Pie Crustnot in our table0
Pienot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Clove + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Bind the filling so it sets firmly when baked.
Feta cheese
Adds salty, tangy flavor and a creamy, crumbly texture to the filling.
Gruyere cheese
Melts into the filling, adding richness and a savory, nutty flavor.
Rice
Absorbs liquid and adds body so the filling holds together when sliced.
Tomato puree
Adds concentrated savory flavor, color and body to the meat mixture.

The step that matters

Remove the pan from the flame before adding the eggs and cheeses. Eggs set when heated, so if the filling is still hot and simmering after the eggs go in, they can scramble or curdle unevenly rather than blending into a smooth, cohesive filling.

Swap the cinnamon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, garlic, clove, pork, pepper, white wine):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Marjoramfits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Cinnamonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, garlic, clove, pork, pepper, white wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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