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French Canadian Tourtières (Meat Pies)

Lyne
The Tourtière is a French Canadian recipe that is traditionally cooked during the holidays, but it's so delicious that you will make it all year long.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Making Crust 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Recipes
Cuisine Canadian
Servings 6 pieces
Calories 505 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 metal, ceramic, or glass plate for baking the pie
  • 1 Bowl
  • 1 1 small skillet over very low heat

Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 6 tbsp butter cold (unsalted)
  • 4 to 6 tbsp. ice water
  • 1 egg yolk optional

Tourtière

  • 1/2 pound ground veal
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 pound ground pork
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1 tbs vegetable oil

Instructions
 

  • Short Crust Pastry
  • Recipe makes 1 pie crust, so make twice.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and salt. Mix together.
  • Add butter into the flour mixture and work with a fork. Do not overwork.
  • Add water by sprinkling over the dough and stir as you sprinkle. Stir with a wooden spoon to make the dough come together. After, you can use your hands to help mold the dough (like playdough).
  • Flatten into a round disc.
  • Wrap them in plastic wrap or container, and refrigerate for about 1 hour. In the meantime, make the tourtière filling.
  • Lightly flour work surface. Roll each pastry round into an 11-inch circle, about 1/8-inch thick.
  • Use one pastry round to a line at bottom of glass pie plate.
  • Tourtière Filling
  • 1. Heat large skillet over medium heat and add oil.
  • 2. Add ground meats, salt and pepper. Cook until meat is browned and just cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes.
  • 3. Add onions, spices, and water, and cook for 5-10 minutes. Let cool completely.
  • Assembly
  • 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
  • 4. Add tourtière filling to pastry shell. Cover with a second pastry round.
  • 5. Seal edges with tines of a fork or fingers.
  • 6. Brush pastry with egg yolk (optional).
  • 7. Score the top of the tourtière with a paring knife as this will allow steam to escape while baking.
  • 8. Bake tourtière for 15 minutes at 450 degrees F. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. and bake until crust is golden brown for about another 20-30 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 505kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 28gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 174mgSodium: 858mgPotassium: 479mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 400IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Canadian tourtière, meat pies, tourtieres
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