Tourtière (French Canadian Meat Pie)



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Prep Time:
20 mins

Cook Time:
2 hrs 45 mins

Additional Time:
10 mins

Total Time:
3 hrs 15 mins

Servings:
8

Yield:
1 9-inch deep-dish pie


Ingredients

  • 1largebaking potato
  • 1 ½poundsground pork
  • 1largeonion, minced
  • ½teaspoonsalt
  • ½teaspoonground black pepper
  • ½teaspoonground cinnamon
  • ¼teaspoonground cloves
  • 1pinchground allspice
  • ½cupwater
  • 1(14.1 ounce) packagedouble-crust pie pastry, thawed
  • 1largeegg, beaten
  • ¼teaspoonpaprika, or to taste

  • Directions

    Gather all ingredients.

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    Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

    Prick potato several times with a fork and place onto a baking sheet.

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    Bake in the preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool for 10 minutes, then discard skin and mash flesh. Turn the oven off.

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    Place mashed potato into a large skillet with ground pork, onion, water, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, and allpsice. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until very thick, at least 1 hour.

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    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

    Line a deep-dish pie plate with one pastry. Spoon in pork and potato filling.

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    Cover with remaining pastry. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with paprika. Cut a steam vent in pastry.

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    Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. If the edges brown too fast, cover them with a strip of foil. Serve warm.

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    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    485

    Calories

    32g

    Fat

    31g

    Carbs

    18g

    Protein

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