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This Tourtière is a traditional Spiced Meat Pie made in Quebec, beef and veggies with cinnamon and clove give this dish a unique cozy flavor perfect for cold weather.
Uhhh… guys… it’s starting to get cold up here in New England. Last Sunday when we flew back in from Iceland it was 72 degrees and sunny, which was a bit strange for mid October. Then this past Sunday there was snow falling from the sky, but that’s Maine for ya! With the cold weather comes a serious need for comfort food and it doesn’t get any more so than this Tourtière, a spiced meat pie with Canadian origins.
Last week, Matt and I took the pledge to Take Back the Table with Vanity Fair® Napkins, did you see our video? We challenged some of our close friends as well as all Millennial couples to Take Back the Table with us!
Take Back the Table is a movement designed to get families sitting back down at the dinner table together. The idea is to connect at the end of every day, to talk to each other and find out what’s going on in each other’s lives. We’re so so bad at this, we usually eat dinner on the couch in front of the TV, but this week we made a serious effort for some real (device-free) face time!
Since I quit my day job last month, Matt and I lost 2 hours a day of commute time together, and we’re now realizing how much we miss it. It was nice getting to have some time together again without any distractions. Over the last week we started to plan out the details of our cross-country trip in April, which I probably wouldn’t have gotten him to sit down and do for months otherwise. It’s been really great and has even encouraged us to try some new dishes instead of settling for a quick fix. This pie is just that, you can make it family sized or as individual pies. It’s loaded with ground beef, veggies, and seasonings, and topped with a premade pie crust for ease. And it’s so delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Ground Beef
- 1 tsp Salt divded
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 cup Sweet Onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Carrot finely chopped
- 1/3 cup Celery finely chopped
- 1 lb Russet Potatoes peeled and cubed (small)
- 3 Cloves Garlic minced
- 2 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 cups Chicken Broth
- 2 tbsp Chives finely chopped
- 15 oz. package Refrigerated Pie Dough
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp Water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- In a large skillet, combine ground beef, 1/2 tsp salt, cinnamon, crushed red pepper, and cloves. Cook until beef is browned, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Carefully drain grease from pan and transfer meat to a bowl and set aside.
- Add olive oil, onions, carrots, celery, and potato to the pan and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add garlic and continue to stir for 1 minute.
- Return beef to pan.
- Add flour and continue to stir for 1 minute.
- Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer, simmer for 2 minute until mixture begins to thicken, remove from heat and stir in the chives.
If making individual pies:
- Add about 1 cup of the meat and veggie mixture to each of 6 (8oz.) ramekins.
- Roll out pie crust and use a large circle biscuit cutter to cut out pie crusts to fit ramekins. We like to double the thickness on our by combining the two crusts together.
- Whisk together egg and water and brush over the pie crust, cut an X in the tops of each crust and bake ramekins on a cookie sheet for 40 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.
If making one large pie:
- Line a 9 inch pie pan with one of the refrigerated crusts, pour in meat and veggie mixture, top with other crust and pinch together with the bottom one.
- Whisk together egg and water and brush over the pie crust, cut an X in the middle of the pie and bake for 40 minutes.
Notes
Ground Pork or Veal may also be used.
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