Tourtière (French Canadian Meat Pie)

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This French Canadian meat pie (tourtière) contains pork, potatoes, onions, and spices.

Submitted by Maggie Rogers
Updated on June 20, 2024
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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
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings

  • 1 large baking potato

  • 1 ½ pounds ground pork

  • 1 large onion, minced

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

  • 1 pinch ground allspice

  • ½ cup water

  • 1 (14.1 ounce) package double-crust pie pastry, thawed

  • 1 large egg, beaten

  • ¼ teaspoon paprika, or to taste

Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients.

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

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

    Potato on a baking sheet on a cooling rack

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  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

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

  7. Line a deep-dish pie plate with one pastry. Spoon in pork and potato filling.

    Meat mixture in a pie pan with pie dough

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  8. Cover with remaining pastry. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with paprika. Cut a steam vent in pastry.

    Uncooked Tourtière (French Canadian Meat Pie) in a pie pan

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

    Baked Tourtière (French Canadian Meat Pie) in a pie pan on a cooling rack

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

485 Calories
32g Fat
31g Carbs
18g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 8
Calories 485
% 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.