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Maple Tourtière (Meat Pie) Recipe

Recipe

Total time: more than 2 hours

Prep. time: 20 minutes
Waiting time: at least 4 hours
Cooking time: 1 1/2 hours

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Step 1

- 340 g (12 oz.) veal, in small dice

- 340 g (12 oz.) pork, in small dice

- 1 onion, chopped

- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped

- 250 ml (1 cup) carrots, finely diced

- 2 bay leaves

- 1 tsp. dried thyme

- 60 ml (1/4 cup) red wine

Step 2

- 1 tbsp. butter

- 1 1/2 tbsp. flour

- 250 ml (1 cup) beef broth

- 80 ml (1/3 cup) maple syrup

- pastry for a double crust pie

- 375 ml (1 1/2 cups) peeled, diced potatoes

- salt and freshly ground pepper

- 1 egg, beaten

Method

Combine the first nine ingredients. Let marinate for 4 hours in the refrigerator. Remove the bay leaves.
Melt the butter in a saucepan; add the flour; combine to make a roux.
Whisk in the broth and maple syrup. Bring to a boil and simmer until thickened. Cool to lukewarm. ,
Preheat the oven to 175 °C / 350 °F. Line the bottom and sides of a 23 cm (10") springform pan with one of the pastry circles.
Spread half the meat mixture over the pastry. Cover with the potatoes. Season and add the remaining meat.
Pour on the sauce; cover with the top crust and make a few vents in the top.
Brush the pastry with the beaten egg and bake in the middle of the oven for 1 1/2 hours.
Let rest 20 minutes before unmolding; serve hot.

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