How to Make Tourtière Pie (Meat Pie) 

We wanted to share this authentic French Canadian Tourtière pie recipe with you. So I brought in the expert on this - my Mom. She grew up in Quebec where this creation originated from and this recipe is what’s been handed down in our family over three generations at this point.
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Pie Filling Recipe (enough for 2 pies)
- To a large pot add 1.5 lbs of ground pork and 1.5lbs of ground beef
- Add in 2 cups of diced white onion, 3 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of dried thyme, half a teaspoon of pepper, half a teaspoon of cloves, two large bay leaves and 1 cup of water
- On a medium high temperature, break the ground beef & pork up until you have removed all of the redness and no chunks of meat remain. Once the redness is gone, turn the heat down to simmer, put a lid on the pot and let it simmer for 45 minutes
- Peel two pounds of potatoes and cut them into small chunks. Add to a pot filled with water and boil the potatoes until done. Then mash/whip the potatoes.
- Remove bay leaves from meat mixture. Remove the majority of the liquids from the meat mixture and then add the mashed potatoes in and mix until even.
- Allow mixture cool down before filling your pies
Pie Crust Recipe (enough for 2 pies)
- Add 5 cups of all purpose flour and 1 pound of lard/tenderflake to a mixing bowl. Knead the dough until it is the right consistency (aim for no lumps)
- Now add 1 egg and add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar into a measuring cup. Fill up the measuring cup to 1 cup with cold water. Then whip the liquids with a fork until even and add to the dough
- Add 1 teaspoon of kosher salt to the bowl and continue kneading dough until done. You'll need to add the remaining 1 cup of flour to get the right consistency and workable.
Tourtière Recipe
- Roll out a pie crust base and put in a 9 inch pan. Ensure there is no air between the pie plate and the crust
- Add meat mixture to desired filling
- Roll out a pie crust top and place it on top. Fuse top and bottom of the crust together as shown in the video (see 24:30). Then poke a few holes in the top of your pie to allow steam to escape as it cooks.
- As an optional step, you can add an egg wash to the top of the pie crust to get an extra golden brown appearance to your crust
- Place pie into a preheated oven at 425°F for 15 minutes. Then turn the oven down to 350°F for another 30 minutes or until the pie crust is golden brown. Note, I kept mine at 425°F the whole time on the BBQ
- Let the pie cool down and serve!
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