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Tourtierre (Pork Pie) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground pork
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 tsp salt
1 good shake of black pepper
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
1 small pinch of ground cloves
1 pinch of cinnamon
1 large hot boiled potato
8 Ritz crackers, rolled into fine crumbs
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425º F. Saute the finely chopped onion in buttter, until just clear. Add the meat, frying only until brown. Add water, just enough to allow the meat to peek through. Let this simmer about 10 minutes. Add seasonings. Now mash the hot potato into the meat. Start adding the Ritz cracker crumbs, using a form. Add only enough crumbs to make a light, fluffly mixture. Put into piece plate already lined with pastry. cover with upper crust; brush crust with milk. Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
One of the French Canadian traditions has always been to prepare pork pies for New Year's. Recipe from 'Among Ourselves Cookbook'.

 

 

 

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