Traditional French-Canadian Meat Pie. Generally served at Christmas, but great anytime.
Prep
24 min
Cook
66 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1 pound ground pork
0.5 pounds ground veal
6 slices bacon
0.5 cups chopped onion
0.5 cups chopped celery
1 clove garlic
, minced
2 teaspoons dried sage
0.25 teaspoons salt
0.25 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2
, 9 inch
1.25 cups water
Instructions
1
In a Dutch oven, brown ground veal, pork, and bacon. Drain off fat.
2
Stir in onion, celery, garlic, sage, salt, and pepper. Stir in 1 cup of the water, and bring mixture to boiling. Reduce heat, and cover. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or till onion is tender. Stir frequently.
3
Combine cornstarch and the remaining 1/4 cup water. Add to hot meat and vegetable mixture, cooking and stirring till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes more. Remove pan from heat, and cool slightly.
4
Fill pastry shell with meat and vegetable mixture. Roll out top crust on top, seal the edges, and put patterned slits in top crust.
5
Bake in a preheated 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) oven for 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Let stand about 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition per serving
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