Tourtiere

Name: Tourtiere
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 500g pork mince; 500g veal or beef mince; 2 large potatoes, boiled and mashed; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp cloves; 1/2 tsp allspice; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 2 sheets shortcrust pastry; 1 egg, beaten; salt and pepper to taste

A traditional Quebecois spiced pork and potato pie — a Christmas and winter staple. Letting the meat filling cool completely before it goes into the pastry stops the base turning soggy as the pie bakes.

Total time

90 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

60 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Canadian

Ingredients

500gpork mince

500gveal or beef mince

2large potatoes, boiled and mashed

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

1 tspcinnamon

1/2 tspcloves

1/2 tspallspice

1/2 tspnutmeg

1/2 cupchicken stock

2 sheetsshortcrust pastry

1egg, beaten

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Brown both meats with onion and garlic. Add spices and stock.

Simmer 15 minutes. Stir in mashed potato. Season well. Cool.

Line a deep 23cm pie dish with pastry. Fill with meat mixture.

Cover with pastry lid. Crimp edges. Brush with egg. Score top.

Bake at 190°C for 45 minutes until deep golden.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

423

Protein

35.2g

Fat

25.8g

Carbs

11.3g

Fiber

1.5g

Sodium

258mg

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