Tourtiere With a Twist

by cdstudioNH

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Intro: Tourtiere With a Twist

Toutiere is a French Canadian meat pie. Generally it is ground pork, onions, and spices, sometimes mixed with ground beef and/ potatoes, with a bottom and top pie crust.
I like combining fruits with meats, so in my version I have added apples instead of potatoes.
Read on to see how easy it is to make this hearty and delicious dinner pie.

STEP 1: Make Pie Dough

I make mine in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment

Ingredients

500 g pastry flour

2 teaspoon kosher salt

2 teaspoon sugar

250 g cold butter, cut into pats

~100 g icy water, or as much/little as needed

Mix dry items, add butter, then water 1 tsp at a time

Form into 2 discs, saran, place in fridge

STEP 2: Chop and Saute

Oil a pan, set to low-medium

Mince 3 garlic cloves, chop whole onion

Add to pan and gently saute

STEP 3: Add Meat, Apples, Spice

Add 1 pound of ground meat

Break up and incorporate with onions/garlic

Dice two medium apples, and add to meat mixture

Do not fully cook, you are just releasing initial moisture

Our butcher makes blends from our pigs, this one is breakfast so it is already seasoned, so feel free to season how you like. I did add an additional herb: herbs du provence

Turn off stove heat, and preheat oven to 375

STEP 4: Roll Out Pie Dough

Flour surface and roll out one disc, turning and flouring as necessary

Place into pie dish, trim away excess,

Roll out second dough disc

Brush pie dough edge with an egg

STEP 5: Fill Pie

Add all of meat mixture to pie pan

Place second rollout on top

Crimp edge/trim away excess, cut steam vents

Brush entire top with egg

STEP 6: Bake

Place into oven and set timer, not timed cook, for 40 minutes

When timer goes off, place silicon edge protector onto pie

Bake for an additional 5 minutes

Remove from oven and let sit a full 15 minutes before cutting into.

(A perfect time to make a salad and set the table!)

Bon Appetit!

~Cynthia

12 Comments

TomHammond 3 years ago

Hello, could you give me some ideas to use for seasoning the meat? Probably ground beef or pork. Thanks!

Wild-Bill 3 years ago

In Quebec traditionally it contains cloves as well.

cdstudioNH 3 years ago

Fennel, cardamon, oregano, salt and pepper

jaspermare123 3 years ago

The filling looks alot like a pastie's filling, I should make it to find if it tastes the same.

PeeDonkeyPit 3 years ago

I've made tourtière for decades, playing with the seasoning, the meats (my best yet combines pork, beef and venison...), and the other adjuncts. Adding apples.... Hmmmm! Inspired.

A traditional tourtière crust is made with lard - it definitely adds a little je ne sais quois to it - a very different character from that made with butter or shortening.

cdstudioNH 3 years ago

Yes... I have made with lard, the way to go for sure! I have a pouch of leaf fat from our pigs in the fridge... just needs to be rendered. I'll save that for a special Easter pie

Wild-Bill 3 years ago

It looks delicious. I really like your idea of using apples. I make a great pastry but as yet I have never made a savoury pie. I always liked the idea of making a Tourtiere. I checked the other week and noticed that my local has ground pork. Thank you for your Instructable.

cdstudioNH 3 years ago

The apple really adds some interest, and nutrition!