Traditional Tourtière (French-Canadian Meat Pie)

What you need

• 2.5 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup cold butter or lard, cubed
• 5 to 7 tbsp ice water

Method

1. 1

   Mix flour and salt. Rub in butter until crumbly. Add ice water gradually until dough comes together. Divide in two, wrap, and chill for 30 minutes.

What you need

• 500 g minced pork (or half pork, half beef)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 0.5 cup beef stock
• 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
• 0.25 tsp ground cloves
• 0.25 tsp ground nutmeg
• 0.25 tsp allspice
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 small potato, finely grated (for binding)

Method

1. 1

   Brown the meat in a pan. Add onion and garlic, cook until soft. Stir in stock, spices, salt, pepper, and grated potato. Simmer gently until thick and almost dry. Cool completely.