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Unforgettable Tourtière: The Ultimate French Canadian Meat Pie Recipe!

Recipe Details

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

Cooking Directions

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

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

  3. 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.

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

  5. Line a deep-dish pie plate with one pastry. Spoon in pork and potato filling, then cover with remaining pastry. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with paprika. Cut a steam vent in pastry.

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

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe8
Calories485
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
32g 		41%
Saturated Fat
9g 		45%
Cholesterol
85mg 		28%
Sodium
565mg 		25%
Total Carbohydrate
31g 		11%
Dietary Fiber
2g 		6%
Total Sugars
3g
Protein
18g 		36%
Vitamin C
5mg 		6%
Calcium
35mg 		3%
Iron
2mg 		11%
Potassium
467mg 		10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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