Dinner

Tourtiere

Name: Tourtiere
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 1 medium Potato; 1 tsp Sunflower oil; 500g Minced pork; 1 finely chopped Onion, finely chopped; 1 finely chopped Garlic, finely chopped; ¼ tsp Cinnamon; ¼ tsp Allspice; ¼ tsp Nutmeg; 100ml Vegetable stock; 400g Shortcrust pastry; Egg, beaten, for glazing, To glaze; Black pepper, plenty; Salt, a little; Water, as needed

A classic Canadian pork pie with mashed potato, warm spices, and a crisp shortcrust pastry lid.

40 min
540 kcal
Canadian

Mellowpan tip: Makes 6 servings. Plan the extras as tomorrow’s lunch.

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Ingredients

For 6 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
Step 2:
Boil the potato until tender.
Step 3:
Drain and mash the potato, then leave it to cool.
Step 4:
Heat the sunflower oil in a non-stick pan.
Step 5:
Add the minced pork and onion and quickly fry until browned.
Step 6:
Add the garlic, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, vegetable stock, plenty of black pepper, and a little salt; mix well.
Step 7:
Remove from the heat, stir the mixture into the mashed potato, and leave to cool.
Step 8:
Roll out half of the shortcrust pastry and use it to line the base of a 20–23cm pie plate or flan tin.
Step 9:
Fill with the pork mixture and brush the pastry edges with water.
Step 10:
Roll out the remaining pastry and cover the pie.
Step 11:
Press the pastry edges together to seal, trimming off any excess.
Step 12:
Prick the top pastry case to allow steam to escape, then glaze the top with the beaten egg.
Step 13:
Bake for 30 minutes, until the pastry is crisp and golden.
30 min
Step 14:
Serve cut into wedges with a crisp green salad.
Step 15:
Serve any leftovers cold for lunch the next day with a selection of pickles.