French Canadian Tourtière

French Canadian tourtière is a double-crusted meat pie with savory pork, beef, onion, and spice filling, perfect for a festive holiday gathering.

• Preparation Time: 40 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 405 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup water
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 (14.1 ounce) package double-crust pie pastry, thawed
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 onion, diced
• ½ pound lean ground beef
• ¼ teaspoon ground sage
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1 pound lean ground pork

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine pork, beef, onion, garlic, water, salt, thyme, sage, black pepper, and cloves in a saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until mixture boils. Reduce heat to low and simmer until meat is cooked, about 5 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature.

Step 3

Spoon meat mixture into pie crust. Cover with top crust and pinch edges to seal. Cut slits in top crust so steam can escape. Cover edges of pie with strips of aluminum foil.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes; remove foil and return to the oven. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before slicing.