Meat Pie (Tourtiere)

12 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds ground pork
  • 1 large baking potato
  • 1 large onion, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 dash ground allspice
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust deep dish pie
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Directions

  1. 1
    Bake the potato until done, 30 - 45 minutes in a preheated 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) oven. Peel and mash the potato.
  2. 2
    Place the potato, ground pork, onion, spices and water in a large frying pan and simmer until very thick, for about one hour.
  3. 3
    Meanwhile, prepare your pastry.
  4. 4
    Line a deep-dish pie plate with pastry. Spoon in filling, spreading evenly. Cover with top crust.
  5. 5
    Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with paprika, if desired. Cut steam vent. Bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). If edges brown too fast, cover with a strip of foil. Serve warm.

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