Cut the pastry into thin strips. Dampen the rim of a 28 x 38cm/11in x 15in pie dish with water, and line the rim with the strips of pastry. Strain the meat and onions, reserving the sauce.
Both would make enough to feed an army, despite having relatively small families. This recipe for kewash en nogada (matzah meat pie with walnut sauce) was handed down by my paternal grandmother ...
Cart and I recently got together to make one of her favorite Nanny recipes: meat pies. The recipe was originally created for a single 9-inch pie, which Cart adapted for making bite-sized appetizers.