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Tourtières

List of Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
½ cup boiling water
pastry for 2 double-crust pies
cream







Recipe

Combine meat, onion, garlic, spices. salt and pepper. Add boiling water and, stirring constantly, cook slowly until meat loses pink color. Line 2 pie plates with pastry and fill with meated mixture. Cover with top crusts, seal edges and puncture to release steam. Brush tops with cream and bake in a 450ºF oven for 30 minutes. Serve piping hot or refrigerate until ready to reheat.

NOTE - Tourtières acquire more flavour when reheated.



Source: The Acadian Pictorial Cookbook