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Tourtiere meat pie

A savory pork-and-beef filling, gently spiced and thickened with potato, sits inside a golden double crust. The filling cools before assembly so the pastry stays manageable and the finished pie slices cleanly.

FlexibleModerate1 double-crust pie cut into 8 slices

Ingredients

Original recipe: 1 double-crust pie cut into 8 slices. Ingredient amounts scale below; the method is written for 8 servings. For larger amounts, use separate batches and check doneness.

  • 500 gGround pork
  • 250 gGround beef
  • 200 gOnion finely chopped
  • 250 gPotato peeled and grated
  • 2 cloveGarlic chopped
  • 500 gAll-butter wheat shortcrust pastry thawed
  • 15 mlNeutral oil
  • 165 mlWater
  • 1 eachEgg
  • 1 tspSalt
  • ½ tspBlack pepper
  • 1 tspDried thyme
  • ¼ tspGround cinnamon
  • ⅛ tspGround cloves

Make it

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet. Cook onion for 5 minutes, add pork and beef and cook for 8–10 minutes, breaking up clumps, until no pink remains and the meat reaches 160°F/71°C.
  2. Add potato, garlic, 150 ml water, salt, pepper, thyme, cinnamon and cloves. Simmer for 12–15 minutes until the potato is tender and the mixture is moist but not runny.
  3. Spread the filling in a shallow dish and cool for about 30 minutes, refrigerating once the strong steam subsides. Heat the oven to 400°F/200°C.
  4. Use half the pastry to line a 23 cm metal pie pan. Add the cooled filling. Cover with the remaining pastry, seal and crimp the edges and cut three steam vents.
  5. Beat the egg with the remaining 15 ml water and brush over the top. Bake for 40–45 minutes until the pastry is deep golden and the filling reaches 165°F/74°C.
  6. Rest for 20 minutes before cutting into eight slices.
Ingredients, recipe context & sources

Ingredient flags: Wheat, Milk, Eggs. Check packaged ingredients and cross-contact.

This is an original Livura home-cooking interpretation, not yet independently kitchen-tested. Source links provide dish and cultural context; the recipe wording and quantities are Livura’s.

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