tourtiere

A simple Christmas eve meal idea, these tourtiere hand pies feature a savoury pork and beef filling with a flaky crust. Celebrate Christmas this year with a traditional French Canadian meat pie, Quebecois Tourtiere!

Tourtiere hand pies

500 g Ready to roll shortcrust pastry block

tsp salt

Water

potato

lb Ground beef

lb Ground pork

onion

Garlic

tsp Cloves

tsp Ground nutmeg

sage

tsp Black pepper

Bring water to the boil and add the potato. Boil hard for 5min, then remove potato and save the water. Mash half the potato, and place the other half in a bowl to cool.

Brown the pork and beef in a frying pan and drain the fat. Add the water and all other ingridents except for potato to frying pan and boil for 20min. Stop early if the water evaporates. Mix in the mashed potato, and then carefully add the diced potato so they don&#x27;t break down much. Let cool completely.

Roll out the pastry dough until it is about 1/8in thick. Find a round stencil to use (like a bowl) that will give you a circle of about 5in diameter, and cut out as many circles as you can. Pre-heat the oven to 350F

Spoon enough of the filling onto the centre of the pastry, so that the pastry can be folded over and sealed. Use a fork to gently press togther. Crack and whisk the egg, and use a pastry brush to give each hand pie a brush with the egg wash. Bake in the oven for 15min, or until crush is golden. Cool and enjoy.

Tourtière, also known as pork pie or meat pie, is a combination of ground meat, onions, spices, and herbs baked in a traditional piecrust.

Tourtière: A French-Canadian Meat Pie Recipe

all purpose flour

salt

butter

water

pork

beef

onion (finely chopped)

garlic (finely minced)

potatoes

Bells poultry seasoning (or your favorite poultry seasoning)

cinnamon

cloves

nutmeg

pepper

egg (scrambled for glazing)

In a large bowl, combine flour with the salt. Cut in butter or lard until mixture is a roughly even crumbly texture. Add water and blend just until dough comes together.

Shape into a rough disc, wrap and chill in the refrigerator. While pastry is chilling, prepare filling.

Prepare the pastry:

Cook potatoes in a pot of water until tender, about 12 minutes. Reserve 1/2-cup of potato water and drain the rest. Mash potatoes and set aside.

In a large skillet, cook the onion, garlic beef and pork over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain off excess fat.&nbsp;

Combine the seasonings in a small bowl and add to the meat mixture in the skillet.

Add the reserved potato water. Mix in well and simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes until the liquid is absorbed.&nbsp;

Remove the pan from heat, stir in mashed potatoes, and set aside to cool.

Preheat oven to 400°F/205°C

Prepare the filling:

On a lightly floured surface, divide dough in half and flatten one ball of dough with your hands. Roll dough to about 12-inches in diameter to fit a 9-inch pie pan.&nbsp;

Place the pastry into the pie plate and add the meat filling.

Brush around the outer edge of the pastry with the beaten egg. Roll out the top pastry and place on top of the filling.

Fold the top crust under the bottom crust and pinch or flute the edges. Brush with egg wash and cut vent holes.

Bake in a preheated over for 30 to 35 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.

Remove the tourtière from oven and let it cool at least 10 minutes before serving. Yield: Makes 1 pie, about 8 servings.

Make the meat pie:

Tourtiere is a traditional French-Canadian pie that usually served on the holiday season. This meat pie can be made with ground beef, ground pork, ground veal or a combination of them. The meat mixture is cooked with onions, potatoes and spice mix and has a super delicious pie crust that melts in your mouth. 

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