Tourtiere (French Canadian Meat Pie)

⏱ 135 mins 🍽 3 pies 🏷 Savory Pies

This recipe yields three savoury meat pies, a classic French Canadian dish often enjoyed during festive occasions like Christmas Eve. The filling combines ground pork and beef with aromatic vegetables and warm spices like cinnamon and clove, all simmered until tender. Encased in a flaky pastry, the pies are baked until they achieve a deep golden colour. It's a versatile main that pairs wonderfully with eggs, potatoes, or vegetables.

Tourtiere (French Canadian Meat Pie)

Ingredients

  • 3 pie crusts
  • 2 lbs ground lean pork (very good with 1 lb of each) or 2 lbs ground veal (very good with 1 lb of each)
  • 2 lbs lean ground beef
  • 1 small chopped onion
  • 2 stalks chopped celery
  • 1 chopped garlic clove
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 dash pepper
  • 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can consomme
  • 1/2-3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon clove
  • 1 pinch savory

Method

  1. Cook the meat, onion, celery, garlic, salt, and pepper in a saucepan until the meat breaks into fine granules.
  2. Transfer the mixture to a Dutch oven and add enough consommé to cover the meat, using water if the can is insufficient.
  3. Continue cooking the mixture for 1 hour.
  4. Once cooked, the filling should remain moist. take it off the heat and stir in the following ingredients.
  5. Add ½ to ¾ tsp cinnamon.
  6. Stir in ¼ tsp clove.
  7. Mix in a pinch of savory.
  8. Divide the filling between three prepared pie bases, filling them generously, then brush the edges with an egg and water wash.
  9. Cover each pie with its top crust, then use a fork to press and seal the edges together on all three.
  10. Make several small cuts in the top of each pie to create vents for steam.
  11. Bake the pies at 350°F for 45 minutes or until they turn a deep golden brown.
  12. If desired, you can sprinkle a little flour into the meat mixture to help thicken it.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium2042300 mg

Recipe details

CategorySavory Pies
AuthorRnault