Best Traditional Tourtiere Recipes

TRADITIONAL FRENCH CANADIAN TOURTIERE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a large pot, mix the pork, beef, onion, and water. Season with salt, pepper, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and chicken seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 30 minutes.
• Drain liquid from pot into a bowl. Transfer remaining meat mixture to a separate bowl and chill until ready to use. Place bowl with liquid in the refrigerator and chill 1 hour, or until fat has congealed on the surface.
• Scrape and discard fat from the chilled liquid. Spoon the meat mixture into pie crusts. Add 1 tablespoon of reserved liquid to each pie. (This prevents them from becoming to dry.) Place top crust on top of each pie and pinch edges to seal. Cut slits in top crust so steam can escape.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 50 minutes. Serve immediately or freeze until ready to use.

TRADITIONAL TOURTIERE

Steps:

• The night before, combine the first 13 ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and let rest overnight in the refrigerator.
• The next day, prepare potatoes and then prepare pastry.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Use 2/3 of pastry to line the bottom (not the sides) of a 4 to 4-1/2 quart coverable pot.
• Add potatoes to the meat mixture. Pour mixture into pastry lined pot. Add boiling water.
• Roll remaining 1/3 pastry and cover mixture. Make slits to allow steam to escape. Bake, uncovered, until top is golden brown, about 20-25 minutes.
• Cover, reduce oven to 300 degree F, and continue baking for another 5 hours, until meats are tender.
• Uncover and let rest about 5 minutes.
• Serve hot.