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Canadian Tourtière

Traditional Quebec meat pie with spiced ground pork and beef

Total Time
1h 45min
Servings
8
Difficulty
hard
Rating
4.4 (78 reviews)

Time Breakdown

Prep:1h
Cook:45min
Cuisine: other
Meal Type:
dinner
Tags:
canadianmeat piequebecpastrytraditional

Ingredients (8 servings)

  • 10.71 ozpastry flour
  • 3.57 ozlard, cold
  • 1.79 ozbutter, cold
  • 2.71 fl ozice water
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 14.29 ozground pork
  • 7.14 ozground beef
  • 1 largeonion, diced
  • 2 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 6.78 fl ozbeef stock
  • 1 tspdried savory
  • 1/2 tspground sage
  • 1/4 tspground cloves
  • 1/4 tspground cinnamon
  • 7.14 ozmashed potatoes, cold
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 1/2 tspblack pepper
  • 1 largeegg, beaten

Instructions

  1. 1

    Make pastry: cut cold fats into flour and salt until crumbly.

    8min
  2. 2

    Add ice water gradually until dough comes together. Chill 30 minutes.

    35min
  3. 3

    Cook onion and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes.

    5min
  4. 4

    Add meats and brown, breaking up lumps, about 8 minutes.

    8min
  5. 5

    Add stock, spices, salt, and pepper. Simmer until liquid reduces.

    15min
  6. 6

    Stir in cold mashed potatoes and cool completely.

    20min
  7. 7

    Roll out pastry, line pie dish, add filling, and top with second crust.

    15min
  8. 8

    Brush with egg wash and bake at 200°C for 40-45 minutes until golden.

    45min

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