Traditional French Canadian Tourtiere Recipe
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Traditional French Canadian Tourtiere

By: kathleen  
"Originally from my grandma's recipe box, the secret of this delectable Christmas treasure is found in the ground cloves and chicken seasoning. We've always made our tourtieres en grand (in large quantity), as they freeze great making them a terrific quick fix throughout the busy holiday season!"

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What to Drink?

Wine Pinot Noir
Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 tourtieres
 

Ingredients

  • 8 pounds ground pork
  • 8 pounds ground beef
  • 4 cups finely chopped onion
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons pepper
  • 2 teaspoons allspice
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup liquid chicken seasoning
  • 8 (15 ounce) packages pastry for double-crust pie

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. In a large pot, mix the pork, beef, onion, and water. Season with salt, pepper, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and chicken seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 30 minutes.
  3. Drain liquid from pot into a bowl. Transfer remaining meat mixture to a separate bowl and chill until ready to use. Place bowl with liquid in the refrigerator and chill 1 hour, or until fat has congealed on the surface.
  4. Scrape and discard fat from the chilled liquid. Spoon the meat mixture into pie crusts. Add 1 tablespoon of reserved liquid to each pie. (This prevents them from becoming to dry.) Place top crust on top of each pie and pinch edges to seal. Cut slits in top crust so steam can escape.
  5. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 50 minutes. Serve immediately or freeze until ready to use.

Footnotes

  • To re-heat baked tourtieres
  • Place dabs of butter on vent holes in pastry. Cover edges of tourtiere with aluminum foil, and re-heat at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes, or until heated through.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 467 | Total Fat: 31g | Cholesterol: 71mg

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Reviewed on Apr. 7, 2008 by Nobody'sGirl Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Liquid chicken seasoning is not chicken stock. It's like liquid bouillon (concentrated chicken... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 12, 2008 by JEPHINER 
This is a great, great recipe. The flavor is just amazing. My only advice is DON'T make the... MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2007 by fran 
This was very much like my mother used to make-seasoning is fantstic. I cut the recipe 'way... MORE
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Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2008 by MILKLISSA79 
This is awesome. My first time making it and it tasted just like what I'm used to. The only... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2007 by helenD 
Best tourtiere I've had since the ones my great aunt used to make in Montreal. Thank-you! MORE
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Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2008 by Larry 
Hi Kathleen. This recipe probably comes the closest to the recipe that my grandmother told me... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2008 by lschlotter 
Superb!!! My husband had never had this before and just loved it!!!! Thank you! MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2008 by iluvfargo 
This was just like my grandmother used to make. Great recipe! MORE
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Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2007 by Darryl 
Very nice although a little dry. I cut the recipe in half and made two pies. I guessed that... MORE
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Reviewed on Jun. 22, 2009 by heather's kitchen 
I am planning on making this on saturday, do I bake them before freezing? MORE

 
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