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Tourtière

Name: Tourtière
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 1 lb ground pork; 1 lb ground beef; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 cup diced potatoes; 1 tsp cloves; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; to taste salt; to taste pepper; enough for top and bottom crust pastry dough

Tourtière is a traditional Canadian meat pie, typically enjoyed during the holiday season. It features a savory filling of minced meat and spices encased in a flaky pastry, symbolizing familial and cultural heritage in Quebec and other Francophone Canadian communities.

9 ingredients

savoryspicedmeatyearthy

Culinary DNA Preview

French70%

Indigenous30%

Ingredients

ground pork
1 lb
ground beef
1 lb
onion
1 cup chopped
potatoes
1 cup diced
cloves
1 tsp
cinnamon
1/2 tsp
salt
to taste
pepper
to taste
pastry dough
enough for top and bottom crust

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Originating in Quebec in the 17th century, Tourtière reflects French colonial culinary traditions adapted to local ingredients and tastes, becoming a festive staple in Canadian households.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

French70%

ingredients+techniques

Indigenous30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

sautéing baking mixing seasoning

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