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Abby, Thomas & Sam's Favorite French Canadian Meat Pie (Tortiere) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground pork
1/8 cup water
1 small onion
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp cloves
1/8 tsp poultry seasoning
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1 cup mashed potatoes
2 unbaked pie crusts
Directions:
Directions:
Cook together meats, water and onion. Add spices and potatoes. Cool meat mixture. Put in pie crust. Cover with second crust and bake in 375ºF oven for 45 minutes.
The ingredients are easily increased to make larger quantities of the meat pie filling. If you are making several pies at once, prepare as above, and freeze. They can then be cooked from Frozen for 1 hour at 375ºF.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I use grandma's Never Fail Pastry recipe for the crust. My family loves the pies served with ketchup.

 

 

 

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