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Sylvie's French-Canadian Tourtiere
This delicious tourtiere recipe has been handed down for generations. French Canadian in origin, it's a great addition to an international buffet table.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon savory
- ½ teaspoon celery seed
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- pie crust for 2 pies
Instructions
- 1
Cook everything, except the pie crusts, together in a pot.
- 2
Adjust seasonings.
- 3
Preheat oven to 400°F.
- 4
Line 2 pie pans with crust. Pour meat filling into pans. Top with pie crust, crimp edges, and cut slit in top.
- 5
Bake, about 30 to 40 minutes until crust is cooked.
- 6
Serve hot.