Tourtiere: French Canadian meat pie

Name: Tourtiere: French Canadian meat pie
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 400 grams flour; 250 grams butter (chilled and cubed); 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon salt; 900 grams ground beef (2 lbs, or mix beef and pork); 2 cups potatoes (grated); 1 cup yellow onion (finely diced); 1 cup celery (finely diced); 1 cup carrot (finely diced); 4 cloves garlic (minced or mashed); 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 cup water; 1.5 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon celery salt; 2 teaspoon black pepper (finely ground); 1.5 tablespoons dried thyme; 1 tablespoon dried sage; 1 teaspoon ground mustard; 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon; 0.5 teaspoon ground clove; 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger; 0.25 teaspoon nutmeg; 1 tablespoon egg (for egg wash); 2 tablespoons butter (for preparing pan); 1.5 tablespoons flour (for preparing pan)

Instructions

Prep:1h 15minCook:1h 15min

This French Canadian meat pie called tourtiere is a flaky all-butter shortcrust pastry stuffed with a hearty mix of aromatic spiced meat and potatoes.

Updated at: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:15:53 GMT